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

Which serves as a reminder that while the specifics devolve, the general ideas have been floating in the ether for as long as power and office have been sought.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025

Bipartisan groups of lawmakers have been floating ways to operate the House by giving greater power to the interim speaker, Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., or another temporary speaker.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 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