hovering

Example Sentences

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Oil prices were hovering above $100 a barrel on Thursday amid reports of a ship being seized and taken toward Iranian waters.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

The Kospi rose 4.3% to a record high and China’s Nasdaq-esque ChiNext Price Index was hovering near record highs and closed on its highest level in over a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

There are also interviews from September and October 2023 in which US citizens report hovering metal objects materialising out of bright light.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

New claims rose last week to 200,000, but the rate of layoffs taking place in the economy has been hovering at or near an all-time low for the past few years.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

I froze, my hands hovering over the keyboard.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas