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Examples
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Et Silmarn was immediately on his hinds, his sleep-swollen eyes wide and unblinking, fixated on the metal tanks full of precious fuel.
Genellan- Planetfall Gier, Scott 2005
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His petulant, sleep-swollen face was set in harder lines.
Babbit 2004
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She used the toilet, brushed her teeth; and while staring at her sleep-swollen face in the mirror, Kathleen was assailed by a recurring, guilt-ridden vision.
Cradle and All Patterson, James, 1947- 2000
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Sweaty and with sleep-swollen features, Ertai sauntered down the corridor.
Nemesis Thompson, Paul B. 2000
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She used the toilet, brushed her teeth; and while staring at her sleep-swollen face in the mirror, Kathleen was assailed by a recurring, guilt-ridden vision.
Cradle and All Patterson, James, 1947- 2000
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She used the toilet, brushed her teeth; and while staring at her sleep-swollen face in the mirror, Kathleen was assailed by a recurring, guilt-ridden vision.
Cradle and All Patterson, James, 1947- 2000
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After several minutes, a fat woman with sleep-swollen eyes came shuffling down the corridor, wrapping a bathrobe about her.
The Case of the Caretaker's Cat Gardner, Erle Stanley, 1889-1970 1935
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His petulant, sleep-swollen face was set in harder lines.
Chapter 1 1922
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His petulant, sleep-swollen face was set in harder lines.
Babbitt 1922
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His petulant, sleep-swollen face was set in harder lines.
Babbitt Sinclair Lewis 1918
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