nod off
Example Sentences
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During business hours, they were welcome to use the store’s water fountains, its bathrooms, its electricity, to read in the reading nook, or nod off, if need be.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
For at least the past several years, lawyers say, he has appeared at times to nod off on the bench.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
But alongside their love of walking, the two women share a less healthy trait: they struggle to nod off because of their anxiety.
From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025
A snapshot of Edim’s life as an undergraduate at Howard University during this time should make any professor think twice about judging students who nod off in class.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2024
With the Greyhound wheels thumping a trance, I close my eyes and nod off, imagining what it’ll be like in New York when I arrive.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
