drift
Example Sentences
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Much like surfers riding ocean waves, stars can gain momentum from spiral arms and drift to larger distances over time.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
There is little difference in pace, with all three hovering around an average of 50mph, and it is unsurprising that Ecclestone leads the way in the amount of drift, turn and control she gets.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Leave it to these three to drift into the murk of a warehouse club for a near decade, and come back bigger rock stars and more powerful a band than ever.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
We’re mostly side by side, but I tend to drift in front of her, especially if one of us is on the phone, or we’re trying to beat a crosswalk red light.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
I perceived, of course, the drift of my interlocutor.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing drift
"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 4
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