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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Once her husband drifts off, Romy sneaks into the other room, lies on her stomach with her hands between her legs and finishes to a video clip with subtle Dom/Sub dialogue. —

Laura Ramadei, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024 This portable device from the sleep company Hatch plays soothing sounds (white noise, ocean sounds) to help your little one drift off to dreamland. —

Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024 Per Los Angeles Daily News and The San Bernardino Sun, a Toyota Camry drifted off the freeway and onto the right shoulder, before hitting a tree stump. —

Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024 Blizzard-like conditions could drop visibility to near zero, putting drivers at risk of multi-car pileups or drifting off the road, AccuWeather forecasters wrote. —

Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for drift off