drift into doze

Frequency: 6.02.1 per million words

to begin to sleep lightly

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Examples (10)

  • After a long day, he often drifts into a doze on the sofa.
  • She drifted into a doze while listening to the gentle rain.
  • He was so tired that he drifted into a doze with the book still in his lap.
  • The gentle rocking of the train made it easy to drift into a doze.
  • I'm so comfortable here, I think I'll just drift into a doze for a few minutes.
  • Drifting into a doze by the fireplace is one of winter's simple pleasures.
  • He tried to stay awake during the lecture but couldn't help drifting into a doze.
  • He contentedly drifted into a doze under the warm afternoon sun.
  • Have you ever drifted into a doze at your desk after lunch?
  • It's lovely to lie in a hammock and just drift into a doze.