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.

Examples of doze off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And even after the honeymoon stage, issues like friends, families, and living in different cities couldn’t break them apart, with Brett offering to upgrade his already spotless apartment and Tiffany just … not dozing off again. —Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2024

White noise machines are hardly new, but their popularity remains steady as folks with issues falling asleep continue seeking out safe, easy ways to doze off each night. —Kelsey Chapman, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024

Want to doze off in a bed fitted with Mary Jane sheets, pot-leaf pillow cases and a cannabis comforter? —James A. Fussell, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024

Don’t try to doze off any later than 3 p.m., as doing so could impact your night-time sleep and cause more disruption. —Georgia Day, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2024

Rudy Callahan had dozed off by the time Maryland lawmakers took up the bill bearing his name, a proposal that would set state requirements on baby food testing that are stricter than the Food and Drug Administration’s. —Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024

Hicks’ housemate, a fellow teacher, briefly spoke with her around 1 a.m. the morning of the killing, dozing off on a living room sofa. —Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024

This helped us doze off without feeling the need to toss and turn to find a more suitable position. —Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2024

During the first meeting, some negotiators dozed off in the hall as others debated the most sensitive topic of restricting live facial scanning technology in public before finally agreeing to break. —Jillian Deutsch, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2023