soporific

In the soporific Irish midlands, Marty Hawkins is reminded that “fields breed fatalism,” which suits his mood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026

The sell-out race, which sees around 300,000 fans gather in north-west France, was a soporific event in 2025, with fewer incidents and accidents between the 62 cars which began the race than usual.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2025

Musty retreads of Ibsen and Chekhov, besides being counter to the maverick spirit of their play, can be soporific endurance tests.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024

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

When I pour it on my hair, I feel a sticky cold like dry ice, then a soporific heat.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Exposure to sunlight prevents the brain from producing melatonin and other natural soporifics.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 23, 2016

It surely ought to work for those viewers lulled these many years by cinema soporifics.

From Time Magazine Archive

Many of the antihistamines, intended to relieve allergies, are also prescribed as soporifics.

From Time Magazine Archive

At least these were incendiary devices; elsewhere one found soporifics.

From Time Magazine Archive

Converse has written many other hymn-tunes, which have taken their place among ecclesiastical soporifics.

From Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions by Rupert Hughes