drifting
Example Sentences
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Smoke from the Santa Rosa Islands Fire has been drifting towards our region.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
In Meghalaya's capital, music spills constantly through public life: church choirs rehearsing late into the evening, teenage metal bands in garages, blues musicians drifting through dimly-lit bars.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
One big point in stocks’ favor: While rates have been gradually drifting upwards, nothing like 2022’s barrage of rate hikes is on the table, at least so far.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The Goldman team reports that recent behavior of the currency, steadily drifting upward, suggests a sustained move higher is “the right baseline.”
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
Then, somehow, we were all on our feet, drifting down to see what was on Flopears’s notebook pages.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
