floored

Example Sentences

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“The pilot floored it. He made a power takeoff, and we got out of there.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

She described her symptoms as moderate, meaning she is not always confined to her bed, but said she had left her job as a teacher as the condition "floored" her.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

It sprinted off a double bottom near the $50 mark in April 2025, the level where it had floored out in March 2020, near the Covid-era lows.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Why, it wasn’t so long ago that Brewer floored everybody else on the women’s soccer team when each player shared how old they were when the pandemic hit.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

Alfhercht and Håkon both looked floored, as is appropriate when your friend hides behind a tree and starts spouting gibberish.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack