floating

Example Sentences

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The anchoring players are seen in white with the floating players given more freedom in yellow.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Collins said the cover, which spans roughly 10 acres, is to ensure safe, reliable drinking water and to maintain the facility while the department considers long-term options to replace the floating cover method.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Its booster successfully landed on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean about nine minutes and 30 seconds after takeoff.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

The film cuts to a hummingbird sipping nectar from a flower on a cactus, a sea turtle floating over a coral reef, pink flamingos on a green lake, a snowflake, a butterfly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The wallpaper was a leaf pattern in a pale green, and the ceiling had been painted a bright sky blue, with loopy clouds in shades of white floating here and there.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood