set afloat
Example Sentences
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His cruelties are all but overshadowed by his courage, especially when he and a few adherents are set afloat in the long boat by the mutineers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2023
In 1982, the half-made rig was set afloat, and a multi-layered box of steel was craned into place to form the deck.
From The Guardian • May 2, 2017
The unplanned detours and intentional, nerve-fraying vagueness; the emotional chiaroscuro of ominous terms set afloat in nonsense, like a word salad where the lettuce leaves are nightshade—they work.
From Slate • Nov. 2, 2016
The lanterns, illuminated with LED candles, will be set afloat in the Paul Milstein Reflecting Pool.
From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2015
Their voices turn muffled, their words drifting off like they've been set afloat.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
