The girl drifted off to sleep, content.

Meaning: This sentence describes someone moving slowly and smoothly away from a place or thing and into a state of rest in which the body and mind are inactive. It's like saying, She slowly fell asleep.

Choice of Words: Drifted is a verb that means to move slowly and smoothly in a particular direction. Off is a preposition that means away from a place or thing. Sleep is a noun that refers to the state of rest in which the body and mind are inactive. When you put them together, "drifted off to sleep" means that someone moved slowly and smoothly away from a place or thing and into a state of rest in which the body and mind are inactive.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• The girl drifted off to sleep, content and loved.
• I drifted off to sleep, feeling content and at peace.
• I drifted off to sleep peacefully.
• Baby drifted off to sleep peacefully.
• He closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.
• The cat curled up on the couch, purring contentedly as it drifted off to sleep.
• He drifted off to sleep slowly.
• The cat's eyes closed as it drifted off to sleep.
• She drifted off to sleep, dreaming of the book's secrets.
• I drifted off to sleep in a matter of minutes.