nod off

verb

nodded off; nodding off; nods off

: to fall asleep

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As the White family mourned Magnus, they were contacted by the family members of other cyclists and pedestrians killed by drivers who had been texting or nodding off at the time of the collision. —

Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024 Trump has fallen asleep on the public stage before, appearing to nod off multiple times during his hush money trial earlier this year. —

Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024 The feature story paints a depressing and chaotic image of the neighborhood: on a rainy day beneath an underpass on Kensington Avenue, drug users trying to stay dry were injecting in public, nodding off on sidewalks glistening from the rain. —

Ryan Hampton, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024 Take the monorail for example, which is when your cat nods off while sitting atop a higher perch, perhaps the back of your couch. —

Discover Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nod off