Examples of somnolence in a Sentence
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Organized labor shows corporate managements who’s the boss: This year continued the strengthening of union power after decades of somnolence.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
Russia took advantage of decades of somnolence in Europe to try to exploit its neighbors’ reliance on Russian gas after the invasion of Ukraine.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2023
The company warns of the potential for diarrhea, nausea, headaches, dizziness, and somnolence (excessive or sudden sedation).
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 13 Aug. 2023
If successful, Murray wants the Senate to awake from its somnolence the past few months and years, having a free-flowing debate with lots of amendments considered.
—Paul Kane, Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2023
More little dramas are unfolding across South Korean boardrooms as activist investors become more assertive after a long period of somnolence.
—Jacky Wong, WSJ, 28 Mar. 2023
Carolyn Kuan doesn’t do somnolence.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2022
For me, that response is instantaneous somnolence.
—New York Times, 20 July 2022
For University of California, Santa Barbara, psychologist Jonathan Schooler, who also was not involved with the project, the study does not necessarily prove that just anyone will be able to mine their creativity during this early phase of somnolence.
—Bret Stetka, Scientific American, 9 Dec. 2021
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
Russia took advantage of decades of somnolence in Europe to try to exploit its neighbors’ reliance on Russian gas after the invasion of Ukraine.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2023
The company warns of the potential for diarrhea, nausea, headaches, dizziness, and somnolence (excessive or sudden sedation).
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 13 Aug. 2023
If successful, Murray wants the Senate to awake from its somnolence the past few months and years, having a free-flowing debate with lots of amendments considered.
—Paul Kane, Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2023
More little dramas are unfolding across South Korean boardrooms as activist investors become more assertive after a long period of somnolence.
—Jacky Wong, WSJ, 28 Mar. 2023
Carolyn Kuan doesn’t do somnolence.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2022
For me, that response is instantaneous somnolence.
—New York Times, 20 July 2022
For University of California, Santa Barbara, psychologist Jonathan Schooler, who also was not involved with the project, the study does not necessarily prove that just anyone will be able to mine their creativity during this early phase of somnolence.
—Bret Stetka, Scientific American, 9 Dec. 2021
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“Somnolence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/somnolence. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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somnolence
noun
som·no·lence
ˈsäm-nə-lən(t)s 
: the state of being sleepy or ready to fall asleep : drowsiness
Medical Definition
somnolence
noun
som·no·lence
ˈsäm-nə-lən(t)s
: the quality or state of being drowsy
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