Sleepy
Sleepy adjective - Slow to move or act.
Usage example: a sleepy little town on the coast
Working
Working adjective - Being in effective operation.
Usage example: the only working coal mine in the area
Both words in one sentence
- Max is working the local coffee shop, for something to do and a soft place to land while he recovers from raging PTSD incurred during his police work, and Citadel, Australia, is about as small and sleepy a place as it's possible to get, right?
Source: Fanfic Recs / Mad Max -
Conspiracy Thriller: A conspiracy about the Founding Fathers' involvement in an occult order to prevent the Apocalypse, which also extends to the modern day residents of Sleepy Hollow who are also members of said cult - as well those working against them and trying to bring the end of days.
Source: Series / Sleepy Hollow
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