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Sleepwalker is an English word with synonyms like somnambulist or sleeper. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Sleepwalker in a sentence

Related words

Sleepwalker | Sleepwalking | Sleepwalkers | Sleepwalk | Sleepwalked | Sleepwalks

Sleepwalker meaning

  1. A somnambulist; one who walks, or is active, while asleep.
  2. One in a state of magnetic or mesmeric sleep; someone in a hypnotic trance.
  3. A person from whom a voodoo practitioner (a bocor) has taken over control of their mind, making them a zombie who must do the bocor's bidding.

Synonyms of Sleepwalker

somnambulist noctambulist sleeper slumberer

Related words

Other words often associated with Sleepwalker or its synonyms:

winner achiever wrecker spy success terrorist saboteur tie

Using Sleepwalker

  • The main meaning on this page is: A somnambulist; one who walks, or is active, while asleep. | One in a state of magnetic or mesmeric sleep; someone in a hypnotic trance. | A person from whom a voodoo practitioner (a bocor) has taken over control of their mind, making them a zombie who must do the bocor's bidding.
  • Useful related words include: somnambulist, noctambulist, sleeper, slumberer.
  • In the example corpus, sleepwalker often appears in combinations such as: the sleepwalker, of sleepwalker.

Context around Sleepwalker

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

dimension 1×

Often after:

won 1× charles 1×

Sentence patterns with Sleepwalker

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

amina the sleepwalker with its 1× daughter a sleepwalker in full 1× mindscape dimension sleepwalker was tasked 1× of a sleepwalker and called 1× of a sleepwalker charles brockden 1× play the sleepwalker won a 1× using a sleepwalker to perform 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a middle aged 1× in 2016 hamilton 1× in his novel 1× it had barely 1× the film tells 1× the title role 1×

Common sentence endings:

a low type 1× and florid technique 1× festival by nys3 1× of her awakening 1× series of murders 1× the novel progresses 1×

Words around Sleepwalker

Just before it in the word index:

sleepwalked 3 sleepwalk 6 sleeps 203 sleepovers 20 sleepover 36 sleepout 8

Just after it in the word index:

sleepwalkers 9 sleepwalking 34 sleepwalks 2 sleepwear 11 sleepy 243 sleepyhead 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Sleepwalker

  • In this selection, "sleepwalker" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dimension, won and charles stand out and add context to how "sleepwalker" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include amina the sleepwalker with its and daughter a sleepwalker in full. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sleepwalker" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sleepwalker

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A middle-aged woman and her 14 year old daughter, a sleepwalker, in full swing of her awakening. (18 words)

The film tells the story of a demented hypnotist who is using a sleepwalker to perform a series of murders. (20 words)

In 2016, Hamilton's play "The Sleepwalker" won a spot in the first annual Asheville National 10-Minute Play Festival by NYS3. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

It had barely won acceptance for display at the Paris Salon, and criticism likened it to "a statue of a sleepwalker" and called it "an astonishingly accurate copy of a low type". (32 words)

A being from the Mindscape Dimension, Sleepwalker was tasked with protecting sentient creatures while they slept from other beings that would try to enter them through their dreams. (28 words)

In his novel Edgar Huntly or Memoirs of a Sleepwalker, Charles Brockden Brown writes about two characters who slowly become more and more deranged as the novel progresses. (28 words)

Example sentences (7)

In 2016, Hamilton's play "The Sleepwalker" won a spot in the first annual Asheville National 10-Minute Play Festival by NYS3.

A being from the Mindscape Dimension, Sleepwalker was tasked with protecting sentient creatures while they slept from other beings that would try to enter them through their dreams.

A middle-aged woman and her 14 year old daughter, a sleepwalker, in full swing of her awakening.

In his novel Edgar Huntly or Memoirs of a Sleepwalker, Charles Brockden Brown writes about two characters who slowly become more and more deranged as the novel progresses.

It had barely won acceptance for display at the Paris Salon, and criticism likened it to "a statue of a sleepwalker" and called it "an astonishingly accurate copy of a low type".

The film tells the story of a demented hypnotist who is using a sleepwalker to perform a series of murders.

The title role of Amina (the sleepwalker ) with its high tessitura is renowned for its difficulty, requiring a complete command of trills and florid technique.

Common combinations with sleepwalker

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sleepwalker" in a sentence?
An example: "In 2016, Hamilton's play "The Sleepwalker" won a spot in the first annual Asheville National 10-Minute Play Festival by NYS3." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "sleepwalker" from authentic English texts.
What does "sleepwalker" mean?
Sleepwalker means: A somnambulist; one who walks, or is active, while asleep.
What are synonyms of "sleepwalker"?
Common synonyms of "sleepwalker" include: somnambulist, noctambulist, sleeper, slumberer.
How many example sentences with "sleepwalker" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "sleepwalker", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.