float
verb (used without object)
to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant.
were floating
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past progressiveof float.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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In mid-August, shareholders were floating a valuation of $2 trillion.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
By January, entire plot summaries were floating around social media, while the movie-logging platform Letterboxd was review-bombed with leaks and poor ratings.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026
The last three USC centers were floating down Whitefish River last July, marveling at the Montana mountains, when suddenly Brett Neilon and his tube went careening into the river bank.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2024
He said some cars were floating the in the train station car park and that the water level was much higher on Thursday than the previous day.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2023
Before they could turn round, the copper sky of summer had assumed a cold and lowering bronze, while the biggest white flakes that ever were seen were floating about them and settling on the battlements.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
