nod off

Dad has so many degrees that I start to nod off anytime he lists them.

At the moment, however, Penelope’s only wish was to wrestle herself out of that absurd outfit and into her own plain flannel nightdress before nodding off.

She had nodded off in her chair; it was now fifteen minutes past eleven o’clock.

He seems to nod off in public meetings, and afterward, his staff denies it happened.

But alongside their love of walking, the two women share a less healthy trait: they struggle to nod off because of their anxiety.