sleeping pill
Example Sentences
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My insomnia, caused by COVID, has been so bad and so utterly strange to me, my doctor prescribed a prescription sleeping pill at night, the first such medication I've taken.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2023
After its introduction, it quickly became the most popular prescription sleeping pill on the market.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2022
When she got pregnant with her fifth baby, she’d been having trouble sleeping, so she took a sleeping pill her husband had recently bought over the counter on a trip to England.
From Slate • 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
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
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