drift off

Example Sentences

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As easily as the mind can drift off course, it also has the remarkable ability to refocus.

From Science Daily • Nov. 4, 2025

I’ve seen patients who’ve made the very conscious decision to end their pregnancy make the sign of the cross or grasp a rosary as they drift off under anesthesia.

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2024

Struggling to stay awake, I turn on my clip-on lamp to read the New Yorker until I drift off to sleep.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2023

Cancelling the show would leave a huge gap in ITV's daytime schedule and viewers could easily drift off to other channels and never come back if the show went off air, even temporarily.

From BBC • May 28, 2023

A picture of us sitting on the porch at sunset, watching the sky flame up and then drift off into pinks and purples.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz