was floating
- past progressive of float.
Example Sentences
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"I was floating like a dead body, and after great difficulty managed to raise my head slightly."
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
A giant car Beyoncé was floating in at her concerts tilted too far, almost tipping her into the audience, while a giant mid-air butterfly Katy Perry was sitting on plunged several feet.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025
Olivia Nuzzi seemed like she was floating above it all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
And Freddie Freeman, bless him, still was floating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2024
It occurred to him that if his strength gave out before he reached shore, he could always hang on to a different tree or another stump or something else that was floating.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
