sleeping draught
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He said his master was in the habit of taking a sleeping draught when travelling by train.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
He left a sleeping draught, but Theon poured it down the privy shaft the moment he was gone.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
“I give you my word of honour that last night Helena never left her compartment. She took a sleeping draught exactly as I said. She is utterly and entirely innocent.”
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
About midnight the night sister gave me a sleeping draught, but it did no good.
From Trenching at Gallipoli The personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition by John Gallishaw
Poor Pussy had to take a sleeping draught every night for months.
From The Sailor by J. C. Snaith
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