doze off

Example Sentences

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They took naps on Sunday to make sure they didn’t doze off.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

As her rivals nervously shuffle in their boots, Shiffrin will clear space on the ground, fold a parka as a pillow, shut her blue eyes and doze off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

He even seemed to doze off at one point in the middle of a presentation by Dr. Mehmet Oz, who runs Medicare and Medicaid, in the Oval Office.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2025

When she did doze off, Dame Jacqueline said she wanted to sleep too but used the short window available to write.

From BBC • May 30, 2025

I’m so tired when I get home that I lie down on the couch in the living room and I doze off.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh