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Somnolence is an English word with synonyms like sleepiness or drowsiness. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Somnolence in a sentence

Somnolence meaning

A state of drowsiness or sleepiness.

Synonyms of Somnolence

sleepiness drowsiness temporary state wakefulness

Related words

Other words often associated with Somnolence or its synonyms:

state attention watchfulness alertness sleeplessness waking vigilance

Using Somnolence

  • The main meaning on this page is: A state of drowsiness or sleepiness.
  • Useful related words include: sleepiness, drowsiness, temporary state, wakefulness.
  • In the example corpus, somnolence often appears in combinations such as: somnolence and.

Context around Somnolence

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

postprandial 1× drowsiness 1×

Often after:

may 1×

Sentence patterns with Somnolence

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

amnesia and somnolence can result 1× as drowsiness somnolence and sedation 1× or postprandial somnolence may be 1× rate of somnolence is going 1× such as somnolence and dizziness 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

hence this data 1× however the cox 1× inactivating effects sedating 1× okay and so 1× retrograde amnesia and 1×

Common sentence endings:

a titration rate 1× in the brain 1× result following recovery 1× somnolence and dizziness 1× somnolence and sedation 1×

Words around Somnolence

Just before it in the word index:

somnium 2 somniferum 3 somnes 2 somnath 19 somnambulist 2 somnambulism 3

Just after it in the word index:

somnolent 4 somnus 2 somo 2 somogyi 4 somolu 5 somon 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Somnolence

  • In this selection, "somnolence" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, postprandial, drowsiness and may stand out and add context to how "somnolence" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include amnesia and somnolence can result and as drowsiness somnolence and sedation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "somnolence" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with somnolence

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Retrograde amnesia and somnolence can result following recovery. (8 words)

Inactivating effects – sedating effects such as drowsiness, somnolence and sedation. (10 words)

However, the COX enzymes are expressed constitutively in some areas of the CNS, meaning that even limited penetration may cause adverse effects such as somnolence and dizziness. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

Okay, and so I think we do see increases in Cmax with increasing dose, I think the major factor that's going to affect the rate of somnolence is going to be a titration rate. (35 words)

Hence, this data suggests that "feast-induced drowsiness"—or postprandial somnolence —may be the result of a heavy meal rich in carbohydrates, which indirectly increases the production of sleep-promoting melatonin in the brain. (34 words)

However, the COX enzymes are expressed constitutively in some areas of the CNS, meaning that even limited penetration may cause adverse effects such as somnolence and dizziness. (27 words)

Example sentences (5)

Okay, and so I think we do see increases in Cmax with increasing dose, I think the major factor that's going to affect the rate of somnolence is going to be a titration rate.

Hence, this data suggests that "feast-induced drowsiness"—or postprandial somnolence —may be the result of a heavy meal rich in carbohydrates, which indirectly increases the production of sleep-promoting melatonin in the brain.

However, the COX enzymes are expressed constitutively in some areas of the CNS, meaning that even limited penetration may cause adverse effects such as somnolence and dizziness.

Inactivating effects – sedating effects such as drowsiness, somnolence and sedation.

Retrograde amnesia and somnolence can result following recovery.

Common combinations with somnolence

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "somnolence" in a sentence?
An example: "Okay, and so I think we do see increases in Cmax with increasing dose, I think the major factor that's going to affect the rate of somnolence is going to be a titration rate." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "somnolence" from authentic English texts.
What does "somnolence" mean?
Somnolence means: A state of drowsiness or sleepiness.
What are synonyms of "somnolence"?
Common synonyms of "somnolence" include: sleepiness, drowsiness, temporary state, wakefulness.
How many example sentences with "somnolence" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "somnolence", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.