doze off

phrasal verb

dozed off; dozing off; dozes off
: to fall asleep especially for a short period of time
A few students dozed off during the movie.

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The Aztecs stretched the lead to 28 early in the second half, then dozed off as the Wolf Pack halved that. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025 In the wake of a viral clip showing Birdman seemingly dozing off during a recent live performance, Hot Boys member Turk is speaking out and offering his perspective on the incident. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 5 Mar. 2025 In the first episode, Ted keeps dozing off and dreaming about the past. Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 23 Feb. 2025 Although some dogs fell asleep while watching the videos, those that didn’t doze off blinked about 16 percent more on average when watching the blinking sequence compared to the other two sequences. Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for doze off

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“Doze off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doze%20off. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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