sleeping pill
a pill or capsule containing a drug for inducing sleep.
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How to use sleeping pill in a sentence
A friend offered me a sleeping pill, which should relax me and make me sleep well.
Locked up in the Land of Liberty: Part III | Yariel Valdés González | July 21, 2021 | Washington BladeI had previously taken the odd sleeping pill, but I don’t like to take them for no reason because I am afraid of developing a dependency on them and then not being able to sleep on my own.
Locked up in the Land of Liberty: Part III | Yariel Valdés González | July 21, 2021 | Washington BladeHe was prescribed sleeping pills, muscle relaxants, antidepressants, antihistamines, opioids, and opiates by the Reno, Nevada, VA, after his service to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as disk degeneration in his back, he said.
I took a sleeping pill before I went to work and nodded off at my desk.
Hints From Heloise: Family needs to get on board to keep bathroom ship shape | Heloise Heloise | January 15, 2021 | Washington PostAs we pulled into the graveyard, I took a sleeping pill by accident instead of my antidepressant.
I Rejected the Native Grieving Ceremonies My Mother Taught Me When She Died. But Losing Friends During the Pandemic Changed That | Terese Marie Mailhot | December 28, 2020 | Time
British Dictionary definitions for sleeping pill
a pill or tablet containing a sedative drug, such as a barbiturate, used to induce sleep
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