doze

In a blaring nightclub in wartime Myanmar, partied-out revellers doze until dawn by the dancefloor, wary of journeying home despite the end of a post-coup curfew.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 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

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

Several will even doze off, napping in Tennis Paradise, which is the only place that actually lives up to that hype.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2024

The competition organizers seem to like me, even though I doze off from time to time.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

Footage released on Tuesday shows police officers conferring on how to arrest the suspect as he apparently dozes in a car with a running engine.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2023

Jayna dozes off during the 30-minute trip down Minnesota Avenue that takes passengers past corner stores and fast food restaurants, brick rowhouses and beauty supply stores.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2023

Her second husband, Remy Burr, sits with her, and their infant son dozes in a nearby carrier.

From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2022

Food and sleep will be put aside, except when someone dozes off in a seat or on a colleague’s shoulder.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2021

Soon after we’ve eaten, she dozes off, and my mom and dad settle in to watching movies.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

"Half past one, I was still awake, all still bright-eyed, and kind of bushy-tailed, and then I went horizontal and dozed off," she recalled.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

According to Page Six, the “Poker Face” star hadn’t changed out of her red carpet look before taking her seat in first class, where she promptly dozed off.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

While the app can't replace doctors, "it can reduce the number of questions we need to ask doctors directly", Wang told AFP as her baby dozed in her Shanghai apartment.

From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026

She was home at 9 p.m. and quickly dozed off, but within hours, she woke her mother up.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2024

Instead he lay in bed and dozed off with a grin.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday brushed off suggestions that President Donald Trump was regularly dozing off during Cabinet meetings, as questions persist over the health of the oldest US president ever inaugurated.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

He can often be seen sunning himself on the dock, with other sea lions dozing or barking away nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

He’s been dozing off in meetings, which led Dick Cheney’s doctor to call for a medical evaluation.

From Slate ● Jan. 26, 2026

Despite some low marks in her final years of high school, she’s unworried and unhurried, content to spend her days gazing at the water or dozing on the beach.

From Salon ● May 2, 2025

The young flight instructor was dozing in the sun after a swim in the river when she heard a radio announcement coming from a nearby stadium.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein