How to Use insomnia in a Sentence

insomnia

noun
  • Greg had crashed cars but had not had insomnia.
    Weike Wang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
  • For some, this dense study might seem like a cure for insomnia.
    Ted Slowik, Daily Southtown, 5 May 2018
  • No wonder Michael was plagued with insomnia for most of his life.
    latimes.com, 7 July 2018
  • Cannabis has also been shown to help with certain types of insomnia.
    NBC News, 31 Aug. 2020
  • Sitko and many others were given the drug, in part, to treat insomnia.
    Charles Piller, Science | AAAS, 5 July 2018
  • Your health takes a hit in the form of weight gain, insomnia, decreased focus, and more.
    Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Many common drugs may be the cause of insomnia or other types of sleep issues.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 4 Dec. 2021
  • Both of them worked in medicine and my mom was a therapist and my dad studied insomnia.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2022
  • None of these fixes is a cure for chronic insomnia or sleep apnea.
    Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
  • None of these fixes is a cure for chronic insomnia or sleep apnea.
    Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
  • The best remedy for insomnia, as with most things in life, is learning to live with it.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Stress is often the root of short bouts of insomnia, Patel said.
    Linda Carroll, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2023
  • And the stress of it, the tension, the unknown, had given him insomnia.
    Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 24 Apr. 2018
  • It’s also been shown to help with sleep disorders, such as insomnia.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 May 2022
  • For me, that was the hot flashes, the insomnia, the depression, the rage.
    Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Their blues were melting away, along with brain fog, mood swings, memory loss and insomnia.
    Maria Williams, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
  • That could, to an extent, fuel insomnia among some creatures, like these hogs.
    Benji Jones, Vox, 2 June 2024
  • Several such groups have no word for insomnia in their language.
    Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • There was a lot of weird insomnia around the world, a lot of escaping of the century.
    Lily Moayeri, Variety, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Our day included brain fog, night sweats, insomnia, frozen shoulder, and rage.
    Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Many either slept more than usual or suffered from insomnia.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • More than half of the off-label cases were for insomnia and sleep disorders.
    Amy Ellis Nutt, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Middle-of-the-night insomnia is common.
    Anahad O’Connor, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The researchers said people with insomnia are more likely to have a heart attack.
    Kyla Russell, CNN, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Nick’s panic evolves into a crippling insomnia that leaves him on the edge of psychosis.
    Emily Witt, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
  • With all that happening, the nation may have to grapple with more insomnia.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 July 2025
  • And one of the most frequent symptoms of anxiety is insomnia.
    New York Times, 16 Apr. 2022
  • Many of them come to the clinic complaining of severe insomnia.
    Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • For me, sticking to a routine has proved the most effective way to combat my insomnia.
    Simon Hill, Wired, 15 July 2022
  • The hormone, which can help induce a certain drowsiness can also be used to treat insomnia for your dog.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2022

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