doze off

Idioms  

1. Fall into a light sleep, as in Watching the ballet always made her doze off. [Mid-1800s]

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Example Sentences

Near dawn she finally dozed off, but by then it was time to get up and get to work.

From Literature

He even seemed to doze off at one point in the middle of a presentation by Dr. Mehmet Oz, who runs Medicare and Medicaid, in the Oval Office.

From Salon

When she did doze off, Dame Jacqueline said she wanted to sleep too but used the short window available to write.

From BBC

These six podcasts offer respites for your brain, delivering tales that are diverting enough to keep you focused, but uneventful enough that you can doze off.

From New York Times

She was home at 9 p.m. and quickly dozed off, but within hours, she woke her mother up.

From Salon