floater
Example Sentences
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James missed a floater just outside the lane and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who finished with 35 points and eight assists, was fouled with 12.2 seconds left.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
D'Angelo Russell's floater lifted Dallas within 95-94 with 54.8 seconds remaining but Isaiah Hartenstein answered with a layup to give the Thunder a 97-94 edge.
From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025
She went coast-to-coast off the inbound, slashing her way to the rim and hitting a floater.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025
Powell’s floater with 6:30 left gave the Clippers a 91-90 lead.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025
Like familiar terrestrial balloons, the deeper a floater is carried, the stronger is the buoyant force returning it to the higher, cooler, safer regions of the atmosphere.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
