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sleepwalking

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The sad fact is that most people are unaware, and the majority of the world is either sleepwalking in to totalitarianism or is there already.

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Quick take

The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.

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noun

The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sleepwalking.

Example sentences

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The sad fact is that most people are unaware, and the majority of the world is either sleepwalking in to totalitarianism or is there already.

2

Sometimes a blind squirrel (or a sleepwalking one in this case) can still find a nut.

3

Rather, they are sleepwalking through consumerism (just like most of their neighbors, friends and family).

4

If we don't give serious thought to those kinds of questions, then we're sleepwalking into the future.

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I feel we're sleepwalking into a future where all our online or digital behaviour is tracked in some way.

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You would not have intent if you traded the stock while sleepwalking.

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I've seen a pattern of worrying things slipping passed a sleepwalking public, then reverted later when it comes to light.

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They’re really sleepwalking through life, living out a narrative that is not of their own making, while thinking they are in the driver’s seat.

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Unless an alternative bloc can emerge to balance out German influence, Western EU countries are basically sleepwalking towards their own economic (and hence political) doom.

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I really fear that in a few hundred years tops it'll be _over_, if we keep on sleepwalking like we do.

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But a sleepwalking child could probably safely torrent a movie.

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That's an excellent recipe for sleepwalking into this mess.

Quote examples

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Even a "sleepwalking zombie" must undergo the same processing.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use sleepwalking in a sentence?

The sad fact is that most people are unaware, and the majority of the world is either sleepwalking in to totalitarianism or is there already.

What does sleepwalking mean?

The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.

What part of speech is sleepwalking?

sleepwalking is commonly used as noun.