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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Six points from six games, ninth in the table, an awful loss to lowly Kilmarnock on Tuesday and a sense of drift did for him.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

The sun is up when I start to drift off again, but my eyes haven’t been closed long when I get the feeling someone’s watching me.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

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

The storm could trigger flooding and storm surges in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi as it drifts west towards Texas.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

In “God Knows Where I Am,” Linda Bishop, diagnosed variously as having “bipolar disorder with psychosis” or schizoaffective disorder, drifts “between shelters, hospitals, and jail” before finding refuge in a deserted farmhouse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

The scent of rabbit drifts by, and I manage to down the thing in a thicket without much of a chase.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

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

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

Treasury yields drifted back higher to end another chaotic week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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

Although the system was conceptually elegant and mathematically orderly, it gradually drifted farther away from the natural seasonal cycle it was meant to organize.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

As he was picking out Draco, the great dragon that twisted between the Dippers, he drifted off to sleep.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

“It would somehow feel thin and hollow, and people may not know why their attention is drifting, but it would drift,” MacFarlane said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 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

Their rarity and longevity make them especially valuable to researchers studying glacier retreat, changing ocean conditions and the risks posed by drifting ice in polar regions.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

The next morning I woke up to the smell of apples and cinnamon drifting through my window.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney