sleepiness

Example Sentences

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"They are often dealing with a double burden -- excessive sleepiness during work hours and difficulty sleeping enough when they have the chance to rest."

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

It’s acquiring Centessa Pharmaceuticals, which is working on orexin receptor 2 agonists for conditions like narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia — forms of daytime sleepiness.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Clinical trials showed 10% to 18% of Nereus patients vomited, compared to 38% to 44% on placebo, with 12% experiencing sleepiness versus 6% on placebo.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

But such feelings of exhaustion and sleepiness are not being experienced equally.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025

After we ate, we started to drift into a sedate sleepiness again.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall