sleepwalk
verb
sleep·walk
ˈslēp-ˌwȯk 
sleepwalked; sleepwalking; sleepwalks
1
: to walk while or as if while asleep
2
: to proceed in a passive often lethargic manner
sleepwalked through the workday
sleepwalk
noun
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Forget sleepwalking, West Ham are accelerating towards relegation.
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
In the wake of John Wick’s success, Keanu has had the opportunity to sleepwalk through some lesser sci-fi actioners, and this one is particularly sleepy.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
On talent, experience and athleticism alone, that group could have sleepwalked its way to victory over a media side that … well, lacked all three of those things.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
The rest of the cast is similarly sleepwalking through a fanciful pantomime of Southern culture rather than a serious drama.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
In the wake of John Wick’s success, Keanu has had the opportunity to sleepwalk through some lesser sci-fi actioners, and this one is particularly sleepy.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
On talent, experience and athleticism alone, that group could have sleepwalked its way to victory over a media side that … well, lacked all three of those things.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
The rest of the cast is similarly sleepwalking through a fanciful pantomime of Southern culture rather than a serious drama.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Sleepwalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepwalk. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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