drift off

verb

drifted off; drifting off; drifts off
informal
: to fall asleep
She drifted off while I was still talking.
He gradually drifted off to sleep.

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In the early hours of November 1st, Hannah was driving home when her Volvo drifted off Interstate 75 and collided with a steel guardrail. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 Instead, the latest version of the long-running model was designed to make drifting off after a long day even easier. — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 8 July 2026 With movie audiences drifting off to TV, studio release schedules featured torpor-inducing fare like A Man For All Seasons or The Alamo. — Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 June 2026 The device will completely block the ear canal and cause a low buzzing noise that makes drifting off hard. — Liana Handler follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for drift off

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“Drift off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drift%20off. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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