Example Sentences

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Many can linger in your system and cause daytime grogginess and falls.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2024

For those who have a hard time resisting longer naps, Rod Mitchell, a Calgary psychologist with expertise in cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, recommends offsetting grogginess with a "coffee nap."

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2023

As most every human has discovered, a couple nights of bad sleep is often followed by grogginess, difficulty concentrating, irritability, mood swings and sleepiness.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2022

That grogginess is known as sleep inertia, and it can have negative effects on cognitive alertness and performance.

From Washington Post • Jan. 15, 2022

The windows and my grogginess had distorted their features.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou