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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For a blissful wind-down in your suite, luxuriate in the Roman-style mosaics and Italian marble bathroom before drifting off to sleep.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 16 July 2025
Squeezed between us in the bed, my daughter listened wide-eyed to the storm before drifting off to sleep.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 26 June 2025
For now, as Doctor Odyssey drifts off to an uncertain horizon, the rest of us will be anxiously waiting onshore.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 June 2025
Hours later, as Brooks was finally drifting off to sleep, she was hit by a powerful sense of dread.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 20 June 2025
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 16 July 2025
Squeezed between us in the bed, my daughter listened wide-eyed to the storm before drifting off to sleep.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 26 June 2025
For now, as Doctor Odyssey drifts off to an uncertain horizon, the rest of us will be anxiously waiting onshore.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 June 2025
Hours later, as Brooks was finally drifting off to sleep, she was hit by a powerful sense of dread.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 20 June 2025
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“Drift off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drift%20off. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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