nodding off
Example Sentences
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By the time we crossed into Arizona that first night, I was back in my roomette nodding off, lulled like a baby atop a washing machine.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
“The city that never sleeps versus the defendant who keeps nodding off during the trial.”
From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2024
For sleepy humans, nodding off can be inconvenient—say, during a boring lecture—or even downright dangerous, such as while driving a car.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 29, 2023
Taubman reinforced its believability by nodding off at a pivotal moment in the trial.
From Slate • Oct. 11, 2023
Rolling to the side, I tucked my arm under my head and was just nodding off to sleep when my fingertips brushed against a thick piece of paper someone had tucked under my pillow.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
