float

Example Sentences

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Though the platforms will float, they still must be tethered to the seafloor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Worries that index demand will exceed the available float for such new issues stem from “misunderstanding and confusion,” says Nasdaq in a memo External link accompanying Monday’s announcement.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Xiaomeng Lu, a director at political consultancy Eurasia Group, says mainland Chinese tech firms are "shifting to Hong Kong" for their primary share listing as "geopolitical headwinds dampen their dreams" to float in New York.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Why float in debt when you could so easily eliminate it?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Nathan’s boat bobbed out from under him and began to float away.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook