How to Use have trouble sleeping in a Sentence

have trouble sleeping

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  • Some people have trouble sleeping at night if the light is too bright.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Does your child have trouble sleeping before a new school year starts?
    Tina Ardon M.d., Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Does your child have trouble sleeping before a new school year starts?
    Tina Ardon, M.d., Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Or just have trouble sleeping when there's too much noise outside your window?
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • There are many reasons why someone might have trouble sleeping, but this is a good place to start.
    Medea Giordano, Wired, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Some research has found that the compound can ease pain and may be useful for those who have trouble sleeping.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Dogs with smushed faces, such as bulldogs, French bulldogs and pugs, may have trouble sleeping.
    Kim Campbell Thornton Andrews McMeel Syndication, Star Tribune, 28 Nov. 2020
  • Just like humans sometimes have trouble sleeping, the same can often happen to dogs.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Pregnant women often have trouble sleeping, which can kill your focus.
    Sonya Collins, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2022
  • For those who have trouble sleeping, this tiny white noise machine — which also simulates fan and ocean sounds — can help drown out the din from the rest of the world.
    Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
  • During a depression, some people have trouble sleeping while others sleep more than usual.
    Heather Mayer Irvine, Health, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Some people might feel irritable anxious and have trouble sleeping.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2023
  • These injuries caused Harris to have trouble sleeping, walking, driving and working.
    Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Adults who have trouble sleeping or don’t maintain healthy sleeping habits can often trace those issues back to their first few months of life, says Golshevky.
    Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Children 5 and younger may lose developmental gains, have trouble sleeping or eating or act out, Damour said.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 22 Dec. 2020
  • Reports indicate that up to 88% of persons suffering from pain have trouble sleeping.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The pain can be excruciating and cause patients to have trouble sleeping, walking, eating, drinking or going to the bathroom.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Though some people who have trouble sleeping may consider a melatonin supplement, tart cherries provide a natural source of the hormone.
    Lisa Drayer, CNN, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Like other stimulants, phentermine can increase blood pressure and heart rate, and people who take it may feel restless, irritable, and have trouble sleeping.
    Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2024
  • Uncontrolled pain, for example, can make people quit everyday activities and have trouble sleeping.
    Simar Bajaj, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
  • People who have trouble sleeping are two to three times more likely to be depressed, a condition that weakens late-life physical defenses and accelerates mortality.
    Elizabeth Svoboda, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2015
  • The National Sleep Foundation found that 30% of women have trouble sleeping during their period.
    Laken Brooks, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
  • The survey found that residents of Philadelphia reported very high levels of stress before even arriving at the airport, with anxiety getting so bad that many have trouble sleeping the night before a flight.
    Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Anxiety can manifest with feeling nervous, restless or tense, according to the Mayo Clinic, and can cause someone to hyperventilate or have trouble sleeping.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Others may have trouble sleeping or want to improve productivity, which all serve as intentions to limit consumption, especially when overcome by a society that emphasizes alcohol in a myriad of contexts.
    Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Weighted blankets often contain materials that don’t allow for proper airflow, says Laura Purdy, MD, a primary care physician who works with patients who have trouble sleeping.
    Shannon Ullman, Health, 20 Apr. 2023

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