nod off

verb

nodded off; nodding off; nods off

intransitive verb

: to fall asleep

Examples of nod off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Trump has fallen asleep on the public stage before, appearing to nod off multiple times during his hush money trial earlier this year. Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024 The feature story paints a depressing and chaotic image of the neighborhood: on a rainy day beneath an underpass on Kensington Avenue, drug users trying to stay dry were injecting in public, nodding off on sidewalks glistening from the rain. Ryan Hampton, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024 Take 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 See all Example Sentences for nod off 

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Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nod off was in 1914

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“Nod off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nod%20off. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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