soporific

Example Sentences

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So what would a survivor of a crime portrayed on “Forensic Files” think about his or her own personal tragedy being used as a soporific?

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Shimizu is an exploratory jazz musician who has of late gained popularity for his television scores and inoffensively ambient music that employs soporific electronics.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

For all that the occasional grand prix can be soporific, and for all many drivers expect this one to be, a race can go awry in many more ways than it can go well.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

It’s so effective a soporific that most nights I struggle to read for more than 10 minutes, which is both satisfying and maddening.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2024

By October San Piedro had slipped off its summer reveler’s mask to reveal a torpid, soporific dreamer whose winter bed was made of wet green moss.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson