drift off
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And the pace is such that the youngest audience members may drift off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Garfield read the book after receiving the script and says he "listened to the tapes in the evening and it was very sweet as I'd drift off to sleep listening to them".
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
As easily as the mind can drift off course, it also has the remarkable ability to refocus.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2025
I’ll scroll until I drift off, which I shouldn’t.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025
They dress me in warm pajamas and layer more blankets on me and I drift off again.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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