zoned out
Example Sentences
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How often have you zoned out of a conversation, wondering if the person you’re talking to is enjoying spending time with you?
From Salon • May 12, 2025
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
Chris Pine even became an unlikely meme for various shots of him looking zoned out at a press conference.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2022
Although I zoned out for most of Dad’s hour-long lecture, I do remember that Giants’ hair is one of the few things that hellhounds can’t chew through.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
