doze off
Example Sentences
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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
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
These six podcasts offer respites for your brain, delivering tales that are diverting enough to keep you focused, but uneventful enough that you can doze off.
From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2024
Happily, I watched her doze off, tired and full and satisfied, but the growls from my stomach almost woke her up.
From Salon • Jul. 26, 2023
She was afraid to sit down because she might doze off and be unprepared when the siren went off.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
