drift

I begin to drift back to sleep, when my eyes shoot open.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

As soon as they begin to wonder, the Holbrooke sisters — almost imperceptibly — begin to drift apart before snapping back in place.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

During this time, Sullivan has been playing in a right-sided attacking midfield role, but with the freedom to drift as a central number 10 might and cut inside on his stronger left foot.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The country embodies Western Europe’s drift toward secularism and the church’s loss of influence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

“Hold the cup tight so it doesn't drift off or explode. Have a deep belch.”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Still, the risk isn’t that stocks suddenly collapse, but that money slowly drifts elsewhere, Rizzuto told MarketWatch on Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026

The immense umbrella cloud that forms does not behave like a normal ash plume that simply drifts with the prevailing wind.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Captivated, she drifts in and stands behind him, unseen by him until the final words.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Instead, it drifts with the currents, measuring temperature, the amount of salt in the water and pressure as it moves through the waves.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

But my mind drifts to Warren and to Darius.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

Yields then drifted higher overnight as oil prices climbed, only to reverse course once again on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

It can also rescue a tomato soup that’s drifted too far toward sweetness.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

Whether the North Korean mines were deliberately planted or had drifted would be determined by the final investigation, said Joint Chiefs of Staff director of operations Yang Jin-hyeok.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Many Germans I've spoken to feel their nation has drifted away from the things that once anchored their identity.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

I thought for sure he’d go into hysterics, but instead he stopped crying and drifted off in Mard’s arms as she rocked him.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

“Without that legal certainty, every rule becomes another lawsuit, every standard becomes another risk, and the system keeps drifting toward a professional model.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

As households and companies sense the losses drifting toward them, they spend less and invest less.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The hazardous smoke has led to an increase in respiratory problems, forced schools to close, and has been drifting to neighbouring countries including -- Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines.

From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026

Some years, local boaters will push the floating bog to prevent it from drifting towards local bridge.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

A couple of miles offshore, a belt of pack ice and eroded bergs was drifting past, warning everyone of the winter to come.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong