Recent Examples on the WebTake 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 The clinic was widely known to have problems; patients often nodded off, experienced behavioral problems or showed other signs of opioid use disorder in the lobby of the busy practice, according to Hoffberg’s declaration.—Madeleine O'Neill, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2024 The Dead, in their original incarnation, died a few times, or at least nodded off.—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024 Trump is often seen sitting between his lawyers with his eyes closed − sometimes even appearing to nod off − in a chair that appears to be lined with leather.—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 1 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for nod off
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