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Soporific in a sentence

Soporific meaning

  1. Something inducing sleep, especially a drug.
  2. Something boring or dull.

Synonyms of Soporific

soporiferous drug hypnotic uninteresting narcotic depressant hypnagogic hypnogogic somnific somniferous hypnagogue

Related words

Other words often associated with Soporific or its synonyms:

agent sedative relaxant dose have irksome ingest mesmerizing deadening insipid medicine tedious

Using Soporific

  • The main meaning on this page is: Something inducing sleep, especially a drug. | Something boring or dull.
  • Useful related words include: soporiferous, drug, hypnotic, uninteresting.
  • In the example corpus, soporific often appears in combinations such as: the soporific.

Context around Soporific

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

potentially 1×

Often after:

effect 1× astonishment 1× homily 1× neo 1× sponge 1×

Sentence patterns with Soporific

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

as a soporific 1× feet in soporific astonishment 1× had a soporific effect so 1× into potentially soporific neo soul 1× matemadanda s soporific homily on 1× mixed the soporific with the 1× of the soporific sponge sleep 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after watching the 1× he saw the 1× the first half 1× this idea was 1× treatment for insomnia 1× when we rested 1×

Common sentence endings:

as a soporific 1× bellowing and chanting 1× god forsaken country 1× in soporific astonishment 1× the babies play 1× the thirteenth century 1×

Words around Soporific

Just before it in the word index:

sopore 15 sopoaga 10 sopo 6 sopko 3 sopinka 3 sophy 26

Just after it in the word index:

sopot 4 sopper 2 sopping 11 soppitt 2 soppressata 2 soppy 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Soporific

  • In this selection, "soporific" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, potentially, effect, astonishment and homily stand out and add context to how "soporific" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as a soporific and feet in soporific astonishment. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "soporific" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with soporific

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

He saw the soldier’s eyes flicker and tremble at his feet in soporific astonishment. (15 words)

Treatment for insomnia in psychiatry dates back to 1869 when chloral hydrate was first used as a soporific. (18 words)

But even when they drift into potentially soporific neo-soul The Internet’s seductive songs are hard to shake off. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

The first half of this season mixed the soporific with the dispiriting until in late July the Mets ripped off a winning streak, and soon fans piled into this handsome stadium by Flushing Bay, bellowing and chanting. (37 words)

When we rested our head on the side of the mat, it had a soporific effect so we had to sit back up again so we could be alert to watch the babies play. (34 words)

This idea was the basis of the "soporific sponge" ("sleep sponge"), introduced by the Salerno school of medicine in the late twelfth century and by Ugo Borgognoni (1180–1258) in the thirteenth century. (33 words)

Example sentences (7)

When we rested our head on the side of the mat, it had a soporific effect so we had to sit back up again so we could be alert to watch the babies play.

He saw the soldier’s eyes flicker and tremble at his feet in soporific astonishment.

After watching the Pfeesident’s sidekick Victor Matemadanda’s soporific homily on one online television, one gets an abiding feeling that indeed Zimbabwe is a God-forsaken country.

The first half of this season mixed the soporific with the dispiriting until in late July the Mets ripped off a winning streak, and soon fans piled into this handsome stadium by Flushing Bay, bellowing and chanting.

But even when they drift into potentially soporific neo-soul The Internet’s seductive songs are hard to shake off.

This idea was the basis of the "soporific sponge" ("sleep sponge"), introduced by the Salerno school of medicine in the late twelfth century and by Ugo Borgognoni (1180–1258) in the thirteenth century.

Treatment for insomnia in psychiatry dates back to 1869 when chloral hydrate was first used as a soporific.

Common combinations with soporific

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "soporific" in a sentence?
An example: "When we rested our head on the side of the mat, it had a soporific effect so we had to sit back up again so we could be alert to watch the babies play." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "soporific" from authentic English texts.
What does "soporific" mean?
Soporific means: Something inducing sleep, especially a drug.
What are synonyms of "soporific"?
Common synonyms of "soporific" include: soporiferous, drug, hypnotic, uninteresting, narcotic, depressant, hypnagogic, hypnogogic. Plus 3 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "soporific" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "soporific", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.