zoned out

Example Sentences

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I cranked up the fan and the bad TV, as one does, and zoned out.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2023

She seemed kind of zoned out, and she was drooling.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2022

In South Central Fresno, a community nestled in the middle of California's San Joaquin Valley, residents discovered they'd been zoned out of their own homes years after it had happened.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2022

When asked how he felt telling a "pack of lies", the boy said: "Disappointed in myself but at the same time I don't really remember my feelings because I was zoned out with shock."

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2022

Obviously I'd zoned out of the lesson again.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell