Example Sentences

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Now I am drifting through a long afternoon, or beached like an oarsman who has run out of water.

From The Guardian • May 7, 2020

But I am drifting away from actual criticizing which only too otten is mistaken for systematically finding the negative.

From Time Magazine Archive

I walk through the front door and up the stairs, still with that muffled feeling in my ears, like I am drifting far away from the world.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

So there I am, drifting in a world made of white mist and feeling mighty sorry for myself when all of a sudden I hear a splash.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

It is as if I am drifting away into another place, into the deepest recesses of my mind to hide from the pain.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung