doze off

Idioms and Phrases

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

Example Sentences

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

From Salon

In that small snapshot, about 90 minutes or so, in a busy waiting room filled with patients listening out for their names to be called, in wheelchairs, in pain, dozing off.

From BBC

But it wasn’t until closing statements, when many voters may have been dozing off, that she discussed her history as a prosecutor in California.

From Los Angeles Times

“When I tried to complain, I found the police officers dozing off with their guns in hand.”

From BBC

The 25-year-old quickly found major internet appeal where social media users and Olympic fans homed in on his pre- and post-competition antics, which largely included dozing off on the sidelines until his event turn.

From Salon