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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Finding a puddle, the hare had a good drink, looked all around with moist, conscious eyes, lay down in a little pit to one side, curled up into the warmth of his own body and dozed off.
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Robert Chandler, The New York Review of Books, 12 June 2025
After all, any number of other things (like stress, poor sleep hygiene, and mental health conditions like anxiety and depression) can mess with your ability to doze off and stay asleep at night, and leave you feeling like utter crap throughout the day.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 June 2025
With all this in mind, my first night dozing off on this mattress was a huge relief.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 20 June 2025
Interestingly, primal humans also had other uses for their beds than dozing off on them.
—Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
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Robert Chandler, The New York Review of Books, 12 June 2025
After all, any number of other things (like stress, poor sleep hygiene, and mental health conditions like anxiety and depression) can mess with your ability to doze off and stay asleep at night, and leave you feeling like utter crap throughout the day.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 June 2025
With all this in mind, my first night dozing off on this mattress was a huge relief.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 20 June 2025
Interestingly, primal humans also had other uses for their beds than dozing off on them.
—Literary Hub, 12 June 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 13 Jul. 2025.
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