Example Sentences

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One possibility that US officials - including Trump - have floated is that new leadership could take over in Havana.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Some geopolitical strategists have floated the prospect that the summit could pave the way for Chinese investment into the U.S.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

U.S. officials have floated the idea of exploring a similar arrangement, known as a compact of free association, for Greenland, the Danish-controlled island President Trump says he wants to acquire for national-security purposes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Starting July 14, Starbucks Rewards members can choose from four newly app-listed “secret menu” drinks — a nod to long-standing fan-made concoctions that have floated through social media and internet forums for years.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025

I am not hot, cold, dizzy or uncomfortable—because all of those things are words, which by that point in the seizure have floated away—pfft!—into space.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith