Use "zone out" in a sentence

1. Two further developments are likely to put the rouble zone out of its misery before long.

2. ‘And he went on Blabbering and Blabbering, yakety, yakety, yak…’ ‘So, remember the other day when I was Blabbering about how I made a CD to help me sort of zone out when trying to achieve an out-of-body experience?’ ‘But as you see I am Blabbering on, so let me get back on track.’