floating

Example Sentences

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"The kids had been playing with some toys the night before and they were just floating about," she says.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Upon entering the home, guests are greeted with a stunning two-story foyer punctuated by a floating staircase.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

This installation stages basins filled with floating ceramic bowls, which drift and collide in an improvised soundscape that takes its title from the term for the random movement of atoms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

However, it also produces thick clouds of black smoke, releases soot into the atmosphere, and leaves behind a layer of unburned residue floating on the ocean's surface.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

I still remembered Grandpa Dodzi floating on his back in the creek, and I’d seen some of the fisher kids do it, and it looked amazing, but I’d never even wanted to try.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo