have been floating
- present perfect progressive of float.
Example Sentences
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Reports of potentially looming job cuts at Oracle have been floating around for weeks.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026
A quick check online shows that versions of that have been floating around in various online memes for some years.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
The collaboration had been a long time coming — Jakob says people have been floating the idea for his entire adult life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
Bipartisan groups of lawmakers have been floating ways to operate the House by giving greater power to the interim speaker, Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, or another temporary speaker.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
He might have been floating for all he could tell, but he supposed it more likely he was walking and just couldn’t feel it.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
