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drowsiness

How to use drowsiness in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for drowsiness.

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Napping tends to be something I resort to when I can't shake off the drowsiness by walking or a snack.

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Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a very sleepy state; "sleepiness causes many driving accidents"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of drowsiness gathered in one view.

noun

a very sleepy state; "sleepiness causes many driving accidents"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for drowsiness.

noun

a very sleepy state; "sleepiness causes many driving accidents"

Example sentences

1

Napping tends to be something I resort to when I can't shake off the drowsiness by walking or a snack.

2

It's one of the unwritten purposes of those "driver drowsiness detection" systems these same luxury cars now come with.

3

However, its no more legitimate than the other 100s of prescription drugs that can cause drowsiness or slowed reaction time.

4

It's maximum drowsiness time, and fresh air and a change of scenery does wonders for productivity.

5

One of the symptoms of interracial pressure, a significant risk with head injury, is drowsiness.

6

Over or under eating creates drowsiness or distracting hunger.

7

Not sure if the same but college math classes threw me into intense drowsiness, almost narcolepsia, I couldn't hold my head just by looking at the board.

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I say paradoxical because it causes drowsiness at therapeutic doses.

9

I was diagnosed with a "we have no idea what you have" condition of excessive daytime drowsiness and received a prescription for Provigil.

10

It doesn't make me hyper focused or give me unusually sharp focus, it just removes the incapacitating drowsiness I suffered in the afternoon.

11

When I drink a lot caffeine or other energy drinks in a short period of time, I find that they will give me a mild case of the jitters, but even then, they don't counteract my actual drowsiness.

12

What's the plane going to do in that situation?If the autopilot is detecting the pilot is drowsy I'd rather it let the pilot sleep than prod the pilot awake into further drowsiness.

13

From the wikipedia page about fog machines[1]: "Short term exposure to glycol fog can be associated with headaches, dizziness, drowsiness and tiredness.

14

In college, I routinely took 200 mg caffeine pills and I would always stop cold turkey after exams, when I was usually hitting about 300 mg a day. Definitely felt the alertness almost every time I consumed more caffeine and, surprisingly, never had any withdrawal symptoms outside of drowsiness.

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Subjective drowsiness results also indicate that reduction of illuminance without reduction of color temperature should be avoided.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use drowsiness in a sentence?

Napping tends to be something I resort to when I can't shake off the drowsiness by walking or a snack.

What does drowsiness mean?

a very sleepy state; "sleepiness causes many driving accidents"

What part of speech is drowsiness?

drowsiness is commonly used as noun.