hovering

Example Sentences

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"Some are just hovering, waiting. Others are scout drones. They look the driver right in the eye through the windscreen," she said.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Brent crude prices for August delivery, the global benchmark, were last marked 1.9% lower on the session and hovering close to the $90 a barrel mark, the lowest since early March.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Slice up cucumbers, red onions, carrots, radishes, jalapeños — whatever vegetables you have hovering on the edge of being forgotten — and drop them into the jar.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

As of Tuesday morning, the substance was hovering between 90 and 92 degrees Fahrenheit and water was still flowing on it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Pause, with my pencil hovering above the blank page.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day