insomniac
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Simple, descriptive lines take on stimulating contours, as in the opening of the first chapter: “Incurably insomniac, Anton Vowl turns on a light.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
The neo-noir psychological drama stars Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle, a lonely, insomniac Vietnam War veteran who takes a job as a night-shift cabbie in New York City.
From Salon • Jan. 7, 2026
I also like to listen to lullaby music, which makes me sound like a fetus, but it helps me get over my insomniac tendencies.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025
As biographer Frank McLynn observed, “Marcus was an insomniac who hated getting out of bed in the morning—a serious fault in the culture of Rome where people considered it a virtue to be up betimes.”
From National Geographic • Nov. 8, 2023
In the darkness of our room, I lay awake, an insomniac once more.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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