soporific
Example Sentences
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In the soporific Irish midlands, Marty Hawkins is reminded that “fields breed fatalism,” which suits his mood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
The change has been introduced after a soporific race in 2024 that followed years of growing concerns about the tendency towards uneventful grands prix on the historic streets on the Cote d'Azur.
From BBC • May 23, 2025
Musty retreads of Ibsen and Chekhov, besides being counter to the maverick spirit of their play, can be soporific endurance tests.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2024
It’s so effective a soporific that most nights I struggle to read for more than 10 minutes, which is both satisfying and maddening.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2024
One of his officers then broke the soporific silence of the tent.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Vocabulary lists containing soporific
Jane Eyre
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
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"Simon's Saga," Vocabulary from Episode 6
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