drift off
phrasal verb
drifted off; drifting off; drifts off
informal
: to fall asleep
She drifted off while I was still talking.
He gradually drifted off to sleep.
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Trump has come under fire for drifting off topic recently at rallies and making some wild and strange statements that have led to audiences leaving the events early.
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Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
Segments of the twentieth century’s avant-garde drifted off to lofts and galleries, where the rent was low, wine was cheap, and decorum nonexistent.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024
The rest of the country, meanwhile, presumably had drifted off to sleep, unenthused by late-night football between two bottom-half Big Ten teams.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
The four of us all had our eye on the same goals in hundreds of ways, and even as that started drifting off, most of us have always been in alignment on most things.
—Josh Chesler, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2024
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Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
Segments of the twentieth century’s avant-garde drifted off to lofts and galleries, where the rent was low, wine was cheap, and decorum nonexistent.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024
The rest of the country, meanwhile, presumably had drifted off to sleep, unenthused by late-night football between two bottom-half Big Ten teams.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
The four of us all had our eye on the same goals in hundreds of ways, and even as that started drifting off, most of us have always been in alignment on most things.
—Josh Chesler, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Drift off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drift%20off. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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