drift off
Example Sentences
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Garfield read the book after receiving the script and says he "listened to the tapes in the evening and it was very sweet as I'd drift off to sleep listening to them".
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
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
“Hold the cup tight so it doesn't drift off or explode. Have a deep belch.”
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
