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Recent Examples of nod off
One night, a police officer saw McCollum nodding off in the corner of the train.
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Rachel Hale, USA Today, 1 July 2025
The juror, a middle-aged Black woman, seemed to nod off around 11:30 a.m. as Dr. Dawn Hughes testified.
—Jenna Sundel
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
All-night session in House of Representatives committees result in at least three members being caught on camera nodding off.
—The National Desk, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2025
Instead of lab testing, our editors round up the best by nodding off and reviewing the industry-leading beds in their homes.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 9 May 2025
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Rachel Hale, USA Today, 1 July 2025
The juror, a middle-aged Black woman, seemed to nod off around 11:30 a.m. as Dr. Dawn Hughes testified.
—Jenna Sundel
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
All-night session in House of Representatives committees result in at least three members being caught on camera nodding off.
—The National Desk, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2025
Instead of lab testing, our editors round up the best by nodding off and reviewing the industry-leading beds in their homes.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nod off
drop off
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From left: The delivery driver drops off the vanity; and Mike tries to pick it up later.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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Charlotte pops by to drop off stuffing, and Carrie yanks her aside, accusing her of setting her up with Mark.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
14 Aug. 2025
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