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 president, 79, is seen on video closing his eyes several times during the high-level meeting, appearing to doze off briefly and fight sleep.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 3 Dec. 2025
In the video, Honey can be seen gradually dozing off, before falling asleep.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
Focus on maintaining a consistent sleep schedule (like waking up and dozing off around the same times each day), practicing good sleep hygiene (like setting a cutoff time for scrolling on your phone), and ideally getting seven to nine hours of sleep a night.
—Beth Krietsch, SELF, 11 Nov. 2025
Gray took a seat near the front and dozed off almost immediately, despite the short, bumpy ride up the hill to the UC pharmacy.
—Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Nov. 2025
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 3 Dec. 2025
In the video, Honey can be seen gradually dozing off, before falling asleep.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
Focus on maintaining a consistent sleep schedule (like waking up and dozing off around the same times each day), practicing good sleep hygiene (like setting a cutoff time for scrolling on your phone), and ideally getting seven to nine hours of sleep a night.
—Beth Krietsch, SELF, 11 Nov. 2025
Gray took a seat near the front and dozed off almost immediately, despite the short, bumpy ride up the hill to the UC pharmacy.
—Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Doze off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doze%20off. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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