drifting
Example Sentences
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“Without that legal certainty, every rule becomes another lawsuit, every standard becomes another risk, and the system keeps drifting toward a professional model.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
The results can be seen in images such as this: a luminous, tonally rich seascape of cumulus clouds drifting over the Bay of Naples.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The hazardous smoke has led to an increase in respiratory problems, forced schools to close, and has been drifting to neighbouring countries including -- Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
Some years, local boaters will push the floating bog to prevent it from drifting towards local bridge.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
I was drifting down a broad river filled with salmon.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
