Examples of nod off in a Sentence
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People who nodded off and died after taking opioids are often found hunched over with their legs curled under them.
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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
Consumer Product Safety Commission Even though loungers are marketed for awake time, newborns can quickly nod off in the cozy, pillow-like product, according to Dr. Rachel Moon, chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ task force on sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2023
By the end of the line, many who remained on board were noticeably older — nodding off, gazing out the window, stretching their shoulders.
—Victoria Kim Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
That means night owls are wired differently from people who seem to automatically wake up at the crack of dawn and nod off at an early hour.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2023
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
Consumer Product Safety Commission Even though loungers are marketed for awake time, newborns can quickly nod off in the cozy, pillow-like product, according to Dr. Rachel Moon, chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ task force on sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2023
By the end of the line, many who remained on board were noticeably older — nodding off, gazing out the window, stretching their shoulders.
—Victoria Kim Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
That means night owls are wired differently from people who seem to automatically wake up at the crack of dawn and nod off at an early hour.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2023
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“Nod off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nod%20off. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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