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
Cameras caught him appearing to doze in December at a cabinet meeting and during a November announcement about reducing the cost of weight-loss medication.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026
He even seemed to doze off at one point in the middle of a presentation by Dr. Mehmet Oz, who runs Medicare and Medicaid, in the Oval Office.
From Salon • Nov. 9, 2025
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
He lay with his face to the wall and waited for his friends to doze off.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
Vocabulary lists containing doze
The Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer
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