floor it

Example Sentences

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Every time he barrels to the floor, it will be a Philadelphia panic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

In custody, at MDC, he fell to the floor; it turned out he was having a stroke.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

This scramble has resulted in the girl who always wanted to floor it in life becoming the brakes on the collective plans.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2024

After the fire began in a flat on the fourth floor, it spread rapidly up the outside of the tower block, reaching the top floor in a matter of minutes.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2024

A boiled-cabbage smell hung in the air downstairs in the parlor, but up here on the third floor it wasn’t so bad.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan