How to Use somnolence in a Sentence

somnolence

noun

• The strong sun of the south beats down a tranquil somnolence over the whole town.
  — Frances Mayes, National Geographic, 11 July 2019
• Johnson comes across as laid-back, sometimes to the point of somnolence.
  — Gary D'amato, USA TODAY, 15 June 2018
• Time to put away the beach book and dive into the arts, which return this month from their summer somnolence.
  — Tirdad Derakhshani, Philly.com, 31 Aug. 2017
• Even the seeming somnolence of Ms. Hoss’s voice-over narration has its purpose.
  — Ben Brantley, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2018
• Trials showed that zuranolone caused somnolence (excessive sleepiness) in about 15% of people and headache in about 11%.
  — Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 17 Feb. 2023
• The somnolence of their corporate offices, a seasoned visitor quipped, was disturbed only by the periodic whirr of a printer.
  — The Economist, 25 July 2019
• After decades of abject somnolence, American labor seems to be stirring.
  — Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2021
• 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.
  — Ben Brantley, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2018
• Otherwise, make no mistake, if the present economic somnolence continues, many Americans are going to sicken and die — but from the economic virus in reaction to the coronavirus.
  — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 24 Mar. 2020
• Not really enough to disrupt outdoor activity, the rain seemed the sort to foster contemplation and encourage Saturday snoozes and somnolence.
  — Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2021
• Current antipsychotics — which mostly block dopamine receptors — have become blockbuster schizophrenia medicines despite causing troubling side effects like weight gain and somnolence.
  — Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 18 Nov. 2019
• Imagine that this medication had side effects too, but those side effects included happiness, relaxation, and somnolence.
  — Dr. Jordan Tishler, chicagotribune.com, 4 Oct. 2019
• These drugs are not without negative side effects such as somnolence, lethargy, constipation and drug tolerance, requiring increasing dosages.
  — Andrea K. McDaniels, baltimoresun.com, 3 May 2018
• Hypertonia and hyperreactivity were followed by a period of hypotonia and somnolence during the 8 following days.
  — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2010

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