be buoyant

Example Sentences

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“Their job in this show is to be buoyant and super physical and help with the joy of it and definitely help with the storytelling.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2024

But in a different sense, there was a hope that Nashville would be buoyant, relying on the city’s endurance through other troubles as a guide.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2020

"Sales of household appliances and other expenditures involved in moving home will also be buoyant."

From The Guardian • Apr. 13, 2013

If a substance is less dense than water, it will be buoyant, meaning it will be more likely to float.

From Scientific American • May 10, 2011

A lifeboat must be buoyant, and firmly ballasted, self-righting, containing plenty of space for the rescued, strength to battle with the heavy seas, and power to resist the many strikings against rocks and wrecks.

From A Yacht Voyage Round England by Kingston, William Henry Giles