sleeping pill
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sleeping pill
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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At a doctor’s suggestion, she tried taking a sleeping pill, in the hopes that it might “reset” her sleep cycle and improve her mood.
From New York Times • Feb. 19, 2024
My insomnia, caused by COVID, has been so bad and so utterly strange to me, my doctor prescribed a prescription sleeping pill at night, the first such medication I've taken.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2023
The articles I’ve read say not to take a sleeping pill and to use nonmedicinal techniques instead.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2022
She’s a self-described “loudmouth,” and also, she told me, “I went to take a vitamin just now, and I took a sleeping pill instead, so I can feel myself even getting a little bit chattier.”
From Slate • Feb. 10, 2021
“Good intention” is a hall pass through history, a sleeping pill that ensures the Dream.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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