drowsy

Example Sentences

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When you eat too much, it can make you drowsy and cause severe stomach upsets, she says.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

As we emerge from the drowsy holidays with aspirations of being fitter and more productive, one social-media trend jumps out: How about waking up everyday at 5 a.m.?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

The concerning finding here: Drivers didn’t realize that they were becoming drowsy again, even though physiological changes demonstrated that they were.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2025

She values the importance of kindergarten learning, she said, but even without a fever, if her child is drowsy or coughing, he “won’t be paying attention anyway.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

“Oh, don’t you worry about that,” Yossarian comforted him with a toneless snicker as the engines of the jeeps and ambulance fractured the drowsy silence and the vehicles in the rear began driving away backward.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller