somnolence
Example Sentences
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Potential adverse events the companies knew about included depression, suicidal ideation, somnolence, edema, dizziness and confusion, documents from lawsuits show.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
After decades of abject somnolence, American labor seems to be stirring.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2021
Supporters of Paris have greeted this somnolence with relief, eager to avoid another showdown like Bali.
From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2020
Perhaps feeling that there’s no point in competing with a royal tornado, the rest of the cast turns in nigh-invisible performances that lean toward somnolence or stiffness.
From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2018
Sometimes nothing will rouse her from her bed, from a somnolence that coats the very air she breathes.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.