Somnolent in a sentence as an adjective

He was somnolent his last day, but he could be aroused to take fluids with gentle verbal stimulation.

Somnolent definitions

adjective

inclined to or marked by drowsiness; "slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes"; "`slumbery' is archaic"; "the sound had a somnolent effect"

See also: slumberous slumbery slumbrous