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

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

He’d often doze off in the late afternoon, when I’d catch up on my reports over at his school desk.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro