zone out
Example Sentences
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He tries to zone out when it does.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025
“I just found it very enjoyable to zone out and have the right kind of music on and just sort of keep going,” Mark said.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025
The third catch broke Irvin’s mark of 111, although it ended up being a turnover when he fumbled into the end zone out of bounds when Dallas was on the verge of a 14-3 lead.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2023
Sitting now between his mother and father on the sofa in their home in Mombasa, a city on Kenya's coast, he says he tends to zone out from time to time.
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2023
If Tyson was there, the pair would talk, but when he left, Reggie would listen to the radio and totally zone out, sometimes drying the same spot for five minutes.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
