How to Use melatonin in a Sentence

melatonin

noun

• Sales of over-the-counter sleep aids such as melatonin are way up.
  — Jon Marcus, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
• Thanks to their genes, mice of the poor-sleeping strain don’t make melatonin.
  — Megan Molteni, WIRED, 28 June 2018
• But what is the best time to take a melatonin supplement for a good rest?
  — Michael Franco, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
• Light tells the brain to stay awake and suppresses the release of melatonin.
  — Michelle Icard, CNN, 15 Mar. 2022
• And in this current climate that's as good as a dose of melatonin.
  — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 31 May 2020
• And make sure to get out in the daylight when the sun is out, to boost melatonin production.
  — House Beautiful, 8 Apr. 2023
• This portion of the brain instructs the pineal gland to secrete melatonin.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Dec. 2019
• The pineal gland emits melatonin in response to darkness.
  — Lisa Alexia, Alaska Dispatch News, 12 Aug. 2017
• Send tips, comments, and melatonin to [e-mail].
  — Rebecca Keegan, VanityFair.com, 13 Mar. 2017
• Send tips, comments, and melatonin to [e-mail].
  — Rebecca Keegan, HWD, 11 May 2018
• That's because blue light stops the release of melatonin, the body's sleepy time hormone.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 7 Feb. 2022
• Pop the last of your melatonin gummies, which never work but taste great, and chuck that empty jar right in the trash.
  — Danielle Kraese, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2020
• How much melatonin can the average adult have for sleep?
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
• There is not enough evidence to support the use of zinc or melatonin in treating the virus.
  — Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2021
• One early symptom of the most recent bout of sleep mania may have been the rise of melatonin.
  — Ashley Fetters, Bon Appetit, 29 May 2018
• As the sun sets in the evening, the diminishing light triggers the body to produce melatonin, the sleep hormone.
  — Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2024
• Bright light can mess with our sleep hormone melatonin.
  — Justine Calma, The Verge, 20 Jan. 2023
• One of the key markers of the circadian clock is melatonin.
  — Haley Samsel, USA TODAY College, 12 June 2017
• According to Alpert, the blue light from your iPhone or tablet prevents the release of melatonin from the brain, which is the body’s signal to sleep.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2023
• The blue and white light glowing from phone screens prevents the release of melatonin in the brain, so a sleepy feeling never sets in.
  — Sarah Rense, Esquire, 21 Mar. 2017
• The men were all feeling sleep-deprived this week, so Gary and Charles L. stocked up on some sleep aids — melatonin, ear plugs, etc. — at the drugstore.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
• When the lights dim, your body starts producing melatonin, a chemical that puts you straight to sleep.
  — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2023
• Walnuts are one of the best food sources for melatonin, a hormone that helps regulate the body clock for a better night's sleep.
  — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 21 Dec. 2018
• Give Dad the gift of a good night’s rest with these CBD and melatonin-infused gummies, which both help trigger and maintain a deep sleep.
  — Helena Madden, ELLE Decor, 26 May 2022
• In totally blind people who cannot see light, melatonin is a big one.
  — SELF, 4 Sep. 2018
• Research has found that the body will slow or stop melatonin production if exposed to light.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 8 July 2020
• That, says Cai, is because the release of the sleep hormone melatonin changes, occurring later in the evening.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
• More and more, families are turning to melatonin for help.
  — Jill U. Adams, chicagotribune.com, 5 Sep. 2017
• The body then stops producing melatonin, the hormone that promotes sleep.
  — Marie Bladt, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
• The third tablet releases 1mg of extended melatonin that tapers off by the morning.
  — Tim Chan, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 31 Dec 2024