doze off
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As her rivals nervously shuffle in their boots, Shiffrin will clear space on the ground, fold a parka as a pillow, shut her blue eyes and doze off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
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 • Nov. 9, 2025
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 • Nov. 30, 2024
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Tran, 40, said it happened soon after take-off when he would usually be getting ready to doze off.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2024
The second nighttime guard was under orders to keep the first one talking so neither of them would doze off.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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