Examples of nod off in a Sentence
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But inside the courtroom, Trump was reserved, speaking rarely and even appearing to nod off from time to time, as 192 potential jurors were narrowed to a dozen, plus six alternates.
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Graham Kates, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2024
The host also whipped out his best Trump impression in response to headlines about the former president appearing to nod off a few times during the first day of his hush money trial, which has been mercilessly mocked by a number of late night hosts.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Donald Trump's criminal trial seemingly got off to a slow start, as evidenced by a first-hand account of him nodding off on the morning of his first day in court.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
People who nodded off and died after taking opioids are often found hunched over with their legs curled under them.
—Natalie Kitroeff Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024
The often-shocking stories shared on the page — ranging from people nodding off at the wheel after long workdays, to one crewmember allegedly laboring for 39 days straight — touched a nerve at a time when crew union IATSE was negotiating rest periods with studios in a new labor contract.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2024
As one mother nodded off, her eyelids heavy after giving birth less than two weeks earlier, a nurse came in and whisked her baby away.
—Lauretta Charlton, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2024
In humans the behavior is often called nodding off.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 30 Nov. 2023
Here, researchers discovered that the birds nodded off thousands of times per day, engaging in microsleeps that averaged just four seconds each but added up to more than 11 hours of sleep per day.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
Graham Kates, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2024
The host also whipped out his best Trump impression in response to headlines about the former president appearing to nod off a few times during the first day of his hush money trial, which has been mercilessly mocked by a number of late night hosts.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Donald Trump's criminal trial seemingly got off to a slow start, as evidenced by a first-hand account of him nodding off on the morning of his first day in court.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
People who nodded off and died after taking opioids are often found hunched over with their legs curled under them.
—Natalie Kitroeff Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024
The often-shocking stories shared on the page — ranging from people nodding off at the wheel after long workdays, to one crewmember allegedly laboring for 39 days straight — touched a nerve at a time when crew union IATSE was negotiating rest periods with studios in a new labor contract.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2024
As one mother nodded off, her eyelids heavy after giving birth less than two weeks earlier, a nurse came in and whisked her baby away.
—Lauretta Charlton, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2024
In humans the behavior is often called nodding off.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 30 Nov. 2023
Here, researchers discovered that the birds nodded off thousands of times per day, engaging in microsleeps that averaged just four seconds each but added up to more than 11 hours of sleep per day.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
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“Nod off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nod%20off. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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