Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

somnolent

[som-nuh-luhnt] / ˈsɒm nə lənt /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

At press briefings he grows increasingly somnolent when asked to address any topic that isn’t the supersized neoclassical ballroom currently under construction atop the rubble of the White House East Wing.

From Slate Jun. 2, 2026

Exoprojection in which the somnolent user is able to assume a conscious awareness of an ideal reality from the past.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

Overall, the recording slides between hypnotic and somnolent.

From New York Times Mar. 30, 2023

There is a rather famous account of a World War I pilot who reported finding himself floating through a school of apparently somnolent swifts high above the clouds.

From Washington Post Oct. 15, 2021

There are three Smart Aids in Englewood, the small, somnolent beach town where I live.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs




Vocabulary lists containing somnolent


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training