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.

Examples of drift off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With lavender, clary sage, and eucalyptus essential oils, the mist bottles the blissful feeling of lounging in a steam room or drifting off to sleep while an expert minimizes your pores. —Jenny Berg, Allure, 20 Feb. 2025

Hatch Rest Go Portable Sound Machine $40 Amazon For the new parent who needs a little help drifting off to sleep, this portable sound machine makes for the perfect gift. —Neha Tandon, Glamour, 17 Jan. 2025

With just a few adjustments to your routines, your little one may just drift off to dreamland in no time flat. —Heather Gowen Walsh, Parents, 13 Feb. 2025

The 8-year-old girl stood in court and explained the immense sorrow a Sacramento police detective created when his car drifted off a freeway and fatally struck brothers Juan Carlos and Lionel Rodriguez. —Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for drift off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff