doze
Example Sentences
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They took naps on Sunday to make sure they didn’t doze off.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 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
When she did doze off, Dame Jacqueline said she wanted to sleep too but used the short window available to write.
From BBC • May 30, 2025
Happily, I watched her doze off, tired and full and satisfied, but the growls from my stomach almost woke her up.
From Salon • Jul. 26, 2023
I fall into a doze and do not at first realize that evening is approaching.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
Vocabulary lists containing doze
The Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer
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