Example Sentences

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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

"In the end, we just held on to the upside-down life raft and floated. We were floating at sea for more than three hours," he said.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

"When we got home, a fire engine was already there and our whole front garden was already flooded and the kids toys were floating around," she said.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

“We were floating around, saying how blissful this was, what a terrific holiday, et cetera,” said Belinda.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024

He felt as if he were floating on that light, or drifting in a boat on very quiet waters.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin