drowsiness
- a word derived from drowsy.
Example Sentences
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Initial symptoms of meningitis include headache, fever, drowsiness and a stiff neck -- but those are symptoms of different illnesses and can hamper prompt diagnosis.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
The regular return of this device lends the album a vaguely narcotic quality, inducing unwanted drowsiness in the listener.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
But there’s no similarly straightforward metric for drowsiness, which makes it difficult for traffic safety enforcers and drivers alike to determine a fatigue cutoff.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2025
Exposure to benzene through breathing or ingestion can cause symptoms like drowsiness, dizziness, tremors, vomiting or sleeplessness.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025
At last Jackson finished, however, and despite his drowsiness, Sticky had managed to lock all the information securely in his head.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
