drift off
Example Sentences
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And the pace is such that the youngest audience members may drift off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
As easily as the mind can drift off course, it also has the remarkable ability to refocus.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2025
"Sliced up eyeballs" and "goats of lust" aren't traditionally the sort of images that help your toddler drift off to sleep.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2024
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
I hadn’t had a chance to talk with him yet, but sometimes I would see him drift off into his own daydreams and be embarrassed when we caught him at it.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
