How to Use zone out in a Sentence

zone out

verb

• Stan Van Gundy remarked the other day that Zion used to zone out when his man didn't have the ball.
  — Matt Eppers, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2021
• Here’s the best way to zone out and sprout some new hair—or hang onto your youthful hairline all the longer.
  — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 8 May 2024
• Xavier tried doubling him, guarding him one-on-one and even threw a zone out there in the second half.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2022
• Along the Pacific coast, Dungeness crab live in the intertidal zone out to a depth of about 560 feet.
  — Isabella Breda, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Nov. 2022
• But even these may still allow a driver to zone out, Walker Smith said.
  — Tom Krisher, ajc, 9 June 2022
• Put on all 12 seasons and zone out to the adventures of Leonard, Sheldon, and Penny for days on end.
  — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2021
• As the orcas rammed the fragile inflatable, Lang zoned out again, but this time with a feeling of awe.
  — Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
• The goal of meditation is not to zone out, empty your thoughts, withdraw from the world or get high on life.
  — Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 22 May 2021
• The premise is simply: zone out for 90 minutes, with the winner having the lowest and most stable heart rate.
  — Washington Post, 29 May 2021
• Can Bruce Bochy fix a team that, save for the rotation, is basically the same one that zoned out last year?
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2023
• The most vocal people get their opinions heard, and everyone else tries not to zone out. Rinse.
  — Paul Estes, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
• Part of the design’s intention was to keep things interesting, says Sulik, so that the Bobs of the world wouldn’t zone out.
  — Caitlin Harrington, WIRED, 7 July 2023
• But even these systems may still allow a driver to zone out, Mr. Walker Smith said.
  — Tom Krisher, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2022
• The amount of time spent scrolling, playing games or watching videos to zone out from the day is astronomical.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 May 2022
• Take for instance the wireless Beats earbuds or the AirPods Pro for working out (and zoning out).
  — Sarah Madaus, SELF, 11 Sep. 2023
• At one point, Slovis completed 18 straight passes as the Cougars continued to play zone out of Cover-1 and Cover-3.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2020
• Some ravers were too zoned out on psychedelics to realize what was happening and escape.
  — Gal Koplewitz Natan Odenheimer, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
• Take, for instance, a pair of sleek Bose noise-cancelling headphones or Airpods Pro for working out and zoning out.
  — Sarah Madaus, SELF, 11 July 2023
• Making line after line, dot after dot, Lopour feels her shoulders relax and her mind zone out.
  — Jenna Ross, Star Tribune, 15 Jan. 2021
• The veil between reality and fantasy is extremely thin, so do your best to zone out and try to touch base with the other side.
  — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 24 Sep. 2021
• His overpowering speed on the mound caused outfielders to zone out, knowing nobody could hit him, and the hand of his catcher to hurt for days after games.
  — Alex Traub, New York Times, 7 May 2023
• Take, for instance, a pair of sleek Bose noise-cancelling headphones, Beats earbuds, or Airpods Pro for working out (and zoning out).
  — Sarah Madaus, SELF, 12 July 2023
• Take, for instance, wireless Beats earbuds or Airpods Pro for working out (and zoning out).
  — Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 4 Oct. 2023
• Often, cats will purr while doing it, and maybe even drool a little or stare off into the middle distance, zoning out in that way that only cats can.
  — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2023
• The result is versatile tracks that are equally likely to make a crowd dance in a club or allow a solitary listener to zone out on their headphones.
  — Spin Contributor, SPIN, 24 June 2024
• That is, zoning out allowed employees the chance to replenish their waning resources and to bring greater focus to their later work tasks.
  — Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
• Will your kids spend the summer zoned out in front of a TV becoming unfortunate experts on 2000s office culture?
  — oregonlive, 13 June 2023
• The videos come with no dialog or remixes of Disney songs — just beautiful images and low-key music so fans of all ages can completely zone out for a bit.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2020
• Intentional or not, the effect coaxed me toward zoning out.
  — Vulture, 13 Mar. 2023
• But that story is told with a looping, repetitive style and otherworldly visuals that can cause viewers to zone out and drift away.
  — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 9 Nov 2024