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
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
Several will even doze off, napping in Tennis Paradise, which is the only place that actually lives up to that hype.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2024
When she did doze off, she was startled awake by shouting.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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