sleeping pill
Example Sentences
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The articles I’ve read say not to take a sleeping pill and to use nonmedicinal techniques instead.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2022
He was also prescribed Zyprexa, as well as the sleeping pill Ambien and trazodone, which is often given to help patients sleep.
From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2021
She’s a self-described “loudmouth,” and also, she told me, “I went to take a vitamin just now, and I took a sleeping pill instead, so I can feel myself even getting a little bit chattier.”
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2021
North Korean officials, though, have repeatedly denied accusations that Warmbier was tortured, instead claiming that he had suffered from botulism and then slipped into a coma after taking a sleeping pill.
From Fox News ● Apr. 26, 2019
“Some nonsense about a bachelor party. I just want to take a sleeping pill and go to bed.”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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