sleeping pill

Example Sentences

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After its introduction, it quickly became the most popular prescription sleeping pill on the market.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2022

Many people, too, have sleeping problems that won’t be resolved with any sleeping pill.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2022

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

For a moment, as Deborah’s face began to sag and her body slumped, Davon thought maybe she’d accidentally taken her sleeping pill before coming to church.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot