Example Sentences

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While I am grateful she has had the financial cushion to step back, I worry that this chapter has drifted into something more indefinite.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

Nvidia was down 8% this year at one point in early February, but it has drifted back and was recently down just 1%.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Even so, while the unemployment rate has drifted higher over the past year, it remains low by historical standards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

But over the last year, much of the national conversation has drifted toward Pacific Palisades and away from Altadena — despite glaring shortcomings in both fires that deserve scrutiny and accountability.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

Over the past 100 million years as it has drifted north toward Asia, its leading edge has sunk by some six hundred feet.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson