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to make me sleep vs to make me sleepy

Both phrases are correct, but they have different meanings and usage. 'To make me sleep' implies someone is actively causing you to fall asleep, while 'to make me sleepy' means to induce a feeling of drowsiness. The choice between the two depends on whether you want to express the action of causing sleep or the state of feeling sleepy.

Last updated: March 30, 2024 • 953 views

to make me sleep

This phrase is correct and can be used when referring to someone or something actively causing you to fall asleep.

This phrase is used when you want to express the action of causing someone to fall asleep. It implies a direct influence on the act of sleeping.

Examples:

The lullaby always helps to make me sleep.
The medication will make me sleep deeply tonight.

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They gave me something last night to make me sleep.
My mom used to give me whiskey to make me sleep.
I didn't know if you were going to make me sleep.
If you're going to make me sleep in it, I am going to drink in it.
You're going to make me start losing sleep again.
It makes me sleep good at night.
She makes me sleep in that box.
That's why she makes me sleep in the basement.
He's intelligent, and he doesn't make me sleep in the wet spot.
But sometimes when she think's I'm being bad, she makes me sleep outside.
And that will make me sleep?
Please you tell her, or she make me sleep with the dog and the corn snake.
Sing me that song that I can't understand... but that makes me sleep so much.
When she's angry, she makes me sleep in the car... and makes me eat only carrots.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices that, if I then had waked after long sleep, will make me sleep again.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments will hum about mine ears, and sometimes voices, that, if then I had waked after long sleep, will make me sleep again.
In my country singing this song to the children to make them sleep.
Just about to make our sleep cocktails.
No. They're giving her lots of medicine and injections to make her sleep.
It's only the kind to make you sleep, but she takes about 3 times the proper dose.

Alternatives:

to help me sleep
to get me to sleep
to put me to sleep
to make me fall asleep
to induce sleep in me

to make me sleepy

This phrase is correct and is used when referring to something causing a feeling of drowsiness or sleepiness.

This phrase is used when you want to express the action of inducing a state of feeling sleepy or drowsy. It implies a more general effect on your level of alertness.

Examples:

The warm milk always helps to make me sleepy.
Reading a book before bed makes me sleepy.

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All this does is make me sleepy.
"musicals make me sleepy."
Uncle says it helps make me sleepy.
First guy that touches the picture dies get it, it's just fancy words make me sleepy.
You know if my clothes get too soft it makes me sleepy.
Here, you count it. Countin' makes me sleepy.
I'd take more, but it makes me sleepy.
It get it, it's just fancy words make me sleepy.
You know I always look to you for counsel, but sermons make me sleepy, Shepherd.
He prescribed some painkillers for these pains, but they make me sleepy and dizzy.
Just makes me really sleepy and woozy, which is something
It says you should make sleepy eyes and then yawn so it makes the dog feel like you're not intimidating.
I have an interesting factoid about what makes you sleepy afterwards.
And then make myself sleepy all over again.
It makes you sleepy and it keeps you from puking.
Wakey Burt makes promises sleepy Burt can't keep.
Driving and using machines DULOXETINE BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM may make you feel sleepy of dizzy.
Driving and using machines ARICLAIM may make you feel sleepy of dizzy.
This is because alcohol can make you sleepy and Thalidomide Celgene can make you even sleepier.
Being outdoor allday makes you sleepy!

Alternatives:

to cause drowsiness in me
to induce sleepiness in me
to make me feel sleepy
to bring on sleepiness in me
to create a feeling of drowsiness in me

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