sleepless

[US]/'sliːplɪs/
[UK]/'slipləs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. unable to sleep, awake, alert
adv. in a sleepless manner
n. insomnia; alertness

Phrases & Collocations

sleepless night

Example Sentences

a sleepless district of the city.

She spent a sleepless night.

to pass a sleepless night

She looked haggard after a sleepless night.

The boy’s misconduct cost his mother many sleepless nights.

The patient’s dangerous condition cost the doctors and nurses many a sleepless night.

The train stopped frequently at lonely little stations,which resulted in a sleepless night.

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