drifted
Example Sentences
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It can also rescue a tomato soup that’s drifted too far toward sweetness.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
Whether the North Korean mines were deliberately planted or had drifted would be determined by the final investigation, said Joint Chiefs of Staff director of operations Yang Jin-hyeok.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Although the system was conceptually elegant and mathematically orderly, it gradually drifted farther away from the natural seasonal cycle it was meant to organize.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Aug. 1, 2041—Thick black smoke drifted over U.S.-supported oil facilities in western Venezuela Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
For a moment—just a moment—Michael considered knocking him over and grabbing the sumbook, but the thought drifted away and a calm came in its place.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
