drifter

Example Sentences

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Collected by gliders, floats and drifters, these instruments provide valuable information about the most turbulent region of the hurricane environment, called the boundary layer, where the air meets the ocean.

From BBC

A drifter, he lived in Portugal's Algarve region, on and off, for years.

From BBC

“A man makes his choices,” Baldwin’s crusty, guilt-ridden drifter says to his grandkid at one point.

From Los Angeles Times

Kristofferson turned that tale into the story of two drifters, who find love on the road and are separated, eventually, by death.

From BBC

Benji, something of a chatty drifter, has never quite found himself, at least not by David’s standards.

From Los Angeles Times