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

I just wanted to drift off into a peaceful land free of my dog’s snoring.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2023

Lulled by the subtle rocking of the canoe, Joe began to drift off.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown