Example Sentences

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During tests, eggs released one after another with minimal effort; with a bit of oil, they practically levitated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Interest in AI has levitated shares of Nvidia, Broadcom, and their ilk, but also stoked fresh fears of an AI bubble.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

I was levitated 40 feet in the air.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

Above the racetrack, a handful of ytterbium ions are trapped and levitated by a train of electrical, radiofrequency, and laser pulses.

From Science Magazine • May 30, 2024

She was mostly obscured by the drapes, and one stockinged leg was supported by the knee of the other, which gave it its curious, slanting and levitated appearance.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan