somniferous
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Everyone was back in the Dolby Theatre, a welcome return after last year’s somniferous experiment from Steven Soderbergh, which was held in Los Angeles’s Union Station.
From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2022
Still, it’s a somniferous situation for the photographers, who camp out in their cars for hours at a time for a few seconds of activity.
From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2019
About 15% sleep less than 6� hours, and a somniferous 15% slumber on for more than � hours.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Item, on the said day, in the evening, a julep, hepatic, soporiferous, and somniferous, intended to promote the sleep of Mr. Argan, thirty-five sous."
From The Imaginary Invalid by Wall, Charles Heron
A “sleep-thorn,” or other somniferous piece of wood, is commonly employed in our fairy tales, in order to throw a hero or heroine into a magic slumber.
From Indian Fairy Tales by Anonymous
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