nodding off
Example Sentences
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Drowsy driving isn’t just the act of nodding off at the wheel.
From Slate • Nov. 26, 2025
The watchdog said exhaustion was also a risk to staff themselves with some complaining of nodding off at the wheel on the way home and reports of staff dying in road accidents after work.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025
His wife nodding off in front of the TV news.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025
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
He gave it another half-hour, until he could actually see some of the guards on top of the wall nodding off at their posts.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
