drifted
Example Sentences
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Coast Guard says it rescued 37 migrants aboard a boat last week after it drifted for days without food or water near Oxnard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Bayoumi who Ratchford saw was captured on his never-before-broadcast home movies - throwing a ball around with his family by the Parkwood pool, laughing when it drifted into the water.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Stocks in the continent drifted more broadly, as weakness in oil majors and luxury stocks dragged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Yields have drifted higher along with oil prices over the course of the Iran war, now in its sixth month.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
It drifted from the fast lane to the exit lane, and then it rolled down a ramp and into farm country.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
