narcotic

Example Sentences

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A new preclinical study has identified a gene therapy that directly targets pain-processing areas in the brain while avoiding the addiction risks linked to narcotic drugs.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

The regular return of this device lends the album a vaguely narcotic quality, inducing unwanted drowsiness in the listener.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The arc of history is a narcotic that robs us of human responsibility, in allowing us to believe in some mysterious mechanism that will make things come out right by a sort of magic.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025

It sounds aligned with the adjectives I gave, but I’m unsure what narcotic means in this context.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

I was mortified, but Bonnie was in a state of almost narcotic bliss, overjoyed to have discovered a New York without the New Yorkers.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris