floor it
Example Sentences
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Stepping gingerly across the metal floor, it holds its four-fingered hands at chest level until it reaches its objective: a 25-pound basket of bearing components fresh from a stamping press.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
In custody, at MDC, he fell to the floor; it turned out he was having a stroke.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
In response to a follow-up question, the department said that now, when people are forced to sleep on the floor, it is due to processing delays and not overcrowding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024
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
Or, if you tried to clean the floor, it would only dry near the fire—the rest of the floor became an icy skating rink.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
