drifted

Example Sentences

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It felt bleak when Ryan Gravenberch curled home a sixth-minute opener, but Chelsea hit back to level when Enzo Fernandez's free-kick drifted in.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

After the results and the webinar, Strategy lost ground and the stock drifted 0.3% lower in premarket trade.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

While collecting sediment cores from the Cascadia subduction zone off Oregon and northern California, the team accidentally drifted off course.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

But the city’s prosperity proved difficult to sustain in the later half of the 20th century, as regional businesses consolidated and corporate headquarters drifted to larger cities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

A medley of scents drifted toward us as we approached the shore—corn porridge, bean cakes, donuts fried in coconut oil.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo