doze
Example Sentences
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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
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
These six podcasts offer respites for your brain, delivering tales that are diverting enough to keep you focused, but uneventful enough that you can doze off.
From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2024
“How do the bee folk know there is pollen in a flower? Ask away, young one, before I doze off again.”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Vocabulary lists containing doze
The Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer
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Festival of Sleep Day
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The Voyage of the Frog
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