drift off

Example Sentences

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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 read this book by Lizzy Goodman called “Meet Me in the Bathroom,” or I’ll listen to this podcast called “Search Engine” by PJ Vogt, and sort of drift off.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

I’ve seen patients who’ve made the very conscious decision to end their pregnancy make the sign of the cross or grasp a rosary as they drift off under anesthesia.

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2024

Struggling to stay awake, I turn on my clip-on lamp to read the New Yorker until I drift off to sleep.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2023

I drift off to sleep at some point.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas