doze
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In a blaring nightclub in wartime Myanmar, partied-out revellers doze until dawn by the dancefloor, wary of journeying home despite the end of a post-coup curfew.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
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
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
I doze off and on through the whole makeover.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
He dozes off mid-conversation, putting the “nap” in “Napoleon.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
Footage released on Tuesday shows police officers conferring on how to arrest the suspect as he apparently dozes in a car with a running engine.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2023
Food and sleep will be put aside, except when someone dozes off in a seat or on a colleague’s shoulder.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2021
Sergine Lucien dozes on an air mattress with her two children, Jayden and Phoenix, in Orlando on May 15.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 6, 2020
Soon after we’ve eaten, she dozes off, and my mom and dad settle in to watching movies.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
"As suddenly as you began, you stopped, your anger evaporated, and then you dozed off."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
While the app can't replace doctors, "it can reduce the number of questions we need to ask doctors directly", Wang told AFP as her baby dozed in her Shanghai apartment.
From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026
Teenagers and street dogs dozed in the sun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
She was home at 9 p.m. and quickly dozed off, but within hours, she woke her mother up.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2024
I evidently dozed off at some point, because Mama came and woke me up in the middle of the night.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
He can often be seen sunning himself on the dock, with other sea lions dozing or barking away nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
He’s been dozing off in meetings, which led Dick Cheney’s doctor to call for a medical evaluation.
From Slate ● Jan. 26, 2026
Instances where he appears to be dozing off are just moments of relaxation, he said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026
Trump has been seen with swollen ankles and bruising on his right hand and has been spotted dozing off during meetings.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025
Rowan found himself dozing, but was quickly awakened when Citra slammed a book.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing doze
The Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer
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Festival of Sleep Day
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