half-asleep

adjective

1. neither fully asleep nor awake

Example Sentences

He began by recounting—in an unusual, half-asleep tone—the attempt on his life.

From Slate

I was only half-asleep when the squabbling changed.

From Literature

Bits and pieces of memory came together in her mind, moments when she’d been only half-awake or half-asleep and believed she was only dreaming.

From Literature

Half-asleep, the 17-year-old was terrified to find her mum Bhoomi Sinhaa in the next room, sobbing and frantic.

From BBC

Half-asleep children screamed as they stumbled through the streets with rockets flying overhead.

From BBC

Related Words

• dazed
• lethargic