Collocations for sleepy - adj.
1. ready to go to sleep
VERBS
be, feel, look, sound | become, get, grow | make sb
The alcohol was making him sleepy.
The alcohol was making him sleepy.
ADV.
extremely, really, very | a bit, a little, quite, rather
She was beginning to get a bit sleepy.
She was beginning to get a bit sleepy.
2. very quiet
VERBS
be, seem | remain
The town remains sleepy despite the activity all around it.
The town remains sleepy despite the activity all around it.
PHRASES
sleepy little
a sleepy little fishing village
a sleepy little fishing village