zone out

Example Sentences

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I can peacefully zone out, knowing these people are qualified.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 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

I don’t listen to music or podcasts; I just zone out to the crunching of gravel beneath my feet.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2024

He beat them in the strike zone, out of the strike zone and lived on the edges of the strike zone where productive approaches and quality at-bats go to die.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2024

Sometimes I look out the window and zone out until our break ends.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez