adrift

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The characters she plays in that show and in this film are financially cosseted but psychologically adrift, bumping along from one middle-aged frustration, or humiliation, to the next.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Divorce, marriage, kids, no kids; so many of the men in McCarthy’s orbit feel alienated, adrift, untethered to any community.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Dickens, who has coached at Northampton Saints, Leicester Tigers and with England Under-20s, managed just one win from his nine Prem games in charge, with Newcastle bottom of the table, five points adrift of Harlequins.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

But some who have spent time with him in recent months have also found him adrift and isolated, with Meghan chasing new pursuits as he passes the time in his sleepy new hometown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

The same thick darkness of the door swallowed her for a moment before pinpricks of light like stars appeared, as if she were adrift in space.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny