drifting
Example Sentences
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As he tried to check if the local health centre was open in the middle of the night Sandra's pain left her and she started "drifting off".
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
It was another example of stock prices and bond yields both drifting in the same direction, as a global bond rout coincides with the unrestrained momentum of the artificial-intelligence investing boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
“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
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
Ever since becoming stuck in the ice, the ship had been steadily drifting north with the pack.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
