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How to pronounce sleepily

“sleepily” pronunciation in American English

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“sleepily” in real sentences

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  1. it than sitting sleepily in your bank account.

    Intelligence Squared

  2. goes on like this until you land you know sleepily with your not even wearing a

    The Atlantic

  3. chin sleepily on her fist she looked up as he approached and shifted aside so he

    British Library

  4. on out sleepily and put some some wood and start making up a fire for the

    Morgan Donner

Words that sound like “sleepily”

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