floating

Example Sentences

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South Korean football is dead - those words on the sign floating above the angry crowd said it all.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

But prominent economist Torsten Sløk is floating a counterargument that inflation may not fall as expected.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

As we talk, Paul Simon’s “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” comes floating out over the diner’s sound system, and Beatty tilts his head to take it in.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

Jonathan Karl of ABC News did a segment where he touched the paint floating in the water, showing that the peeling appears to be the result of shoddy work.

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2026

It looked like furniture floating on the ocean surface.

From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan