drifting

Example Sentences

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Drifting inside from the left of the box, the defender used his weaker right foot to stroke the ball inside Dimitrievski's near post.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

Drifting into the right lane, he realized that he “can’t get back to the left.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025

Drifting in and out of consciousness, he was convinced that death loomed, he said in an interview, requesting that only his first name be used because of a fear of retribution by the Russian authorities.

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2024

Drifting smoke from wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality concerns throughout the Great Lakes region, and in parts of the central and eastern United States.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2023

Drifting through the crowd were purple ghosts—Lares—in togas and legionnaire armor.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan