doze off

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

Pillows, blankets and other soft objects should be kept away from the baby during feeding in case the parent dozes off. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

At first Tassie merely goes through the motions, turning up and pretty much dozing off her hangovers while her charges shoot her disapproving glances. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

In September, a driver was seen appearing to doze off as a train accelerated to 50 mph before the operator was jolted awake. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

Transportation officials in San Francisco are investigating after video apparently showed a Muni metro train operator dozing off moments before a crash last month. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for doze off

• cerenkov
• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff