float
Example Sentences
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“As far as the dry float goes, I think there’s very few pieces of technology that offer deep rest and restoration. It was a no-brainer.”
From Los Angeles Times
When a tray of Guinnesses was served, the people overseeing America’s biggest bank noticed a familiar face floating on the foam: Jamie Dimon’s.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Iranian delegates floated the possibility of pausing the country’s enrichment of uranium External link.
From Barron's
Jonah worried that they’d floated out of range, or that the battery had stopped working, just like a defective cell phone.
From Literature
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When they’d looked after the garden and fished for dinner and checked the beaches for driftwood or bottles or anything else that might have floated in on the tide, Nim had school.
From Literature
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