doze off
Example Sentences
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Each is composed of four stages: The first two are considered light sleep, where your muscles relax, your body temperature drops, and your heart rate and breathing slow as you doze off.
From Seattle Times
As you doze off, you enter the first stage of non-REM.
From Seattle Times
On board, the early risers dozed off, munched on breakfast, sipped coffee, zoned out with headphones in or discussed their plan of attack to maximize the powder day.
From Seattle Times
His wife told him she was struggling to stay awake, and that each time she dozed off, other cars had passed her in the line.
From Los Angeles Times
Once she dozes off, he slips out to do his evil deeds.
From New York Times
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