somnambulant
adjective
som·nam·bu·lant
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Definition of somnambulant
1
: walking or having the habit of walking while asleep
2
: resembling or having the characteristics of a sleepwalker : sluggish
Examples of somnambulant in a Sentence
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The combination of grassroots support and building legal pressure has pushed the notoriously somnambulant NCAA to action. — Ben Cohen, WSJ, "Urban Meyer Tweets, and the Ohio State Football Crisis Takes a Turn," 3 Aug. 2018 While Argentina struggled, France must awaken from a somnambulant group-stage finale against Denmark. — Ronald Blum, chicagotribune.com, "European and South American teams dominate World Cup Round of 16," 28 June 2018 Thanks largely to new, controversially created congressional maps, the state’s often somnambulant self is suddenly shaking in ways formerly unimagined. — John Baer, Philly.com, "Is this primary election Pennsylvania's oddest ever? | John Baer," 13 May 2018 Especially surprising is that the closeness of the race can largely be attributed to the obsessive energies of the sixth district’s women, an army of mostly white, suburban working mothers who had until now lived politically somnambulant lives. — Rebecca Traister, The Cut, "Can the New Activist Passion of Suburban White Women Change American Politics?," 19 June 2017 In gentler driving, there’s a newfound poise that replaces the somnambulant motions of the previous car. — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, "2018 Toyota Camry," 22 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'somnambulant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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somnambulant
adjective
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Medical Definition of somnambulant
: walking or tending to walk while asleep