dozed; dozing
1
a
: to sleep lightly
b
: to fall into a light sleep
—usually used with off
2
: to be in a dull or stupefied condition
: to pass (time) drowsily
doze
noun
Examples of doze in a Sentence
Verb (1)
likes to doze through those lazy summer afternoons
she dozed fitfully in the car but never fell completely asleep
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Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Rather, the protagonist dozes right through it.
—John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
So Ronny sat up front while Cali dozed in the back, and the trio didn’t speak as the truck cut through the morning.
—Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
As lions dozed in the scorching midday sun, her guide spotted a cobra slithering toward the sleeping cats.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2025
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Verb
The couple dozed like babies in the leaves—that cry, that wail, had become their sleep trigger.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Rather, the protagonist dozes right through it.
—John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
So Ronny sat up front while Cali dozed in the back, and the trio didn’t speak as the truck cut through the morning.
—Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
As lions dozed in the scorching midday sun, her guide spotted a cobra slithering toward the sleeping cats.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for doze
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“Doze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doze. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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