zone out

Example Sentences

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After a few minutes, she would zone out, and he would lose patience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

Knight said her favourite place in the city "just to zone out and just chill out" was Bantock Park.

From BBC • May 27, 2025

“I just found it very enjoyable to zone out and have the right kind of music on and just sort of keep going,” Mark said.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025

The third catch broke Irvin’s mark of 111, although it ended up being a turnover when he fumbled into the end zone out of bounds when Dallas was on the verge of a 14-3 lead.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2023

I zone out on everything else ’cause I’m anxious on how the rest of my End Day is gonna play out.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera