drift
Example Sentences
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They simply drift through nature without attracting much attention from natural selection.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
For BP, Manifold had been brought is as a tougher chair meant to impose discipline after years of strategic drift.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
One injury, one upset or one withdrawal and British boxing's biggest modern rivalry could once again drift away.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Perhaps the biggest difference between the two and one that often causes friends to drift apart is children: when one woman has a child and the other doesn’t.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
As I listened to Hannie’s pen scratching across the pages in the darkness, I let myself drift into a shallow, unsettled, worry-filled sleep.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Vocabulary lists containing drift
"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 4
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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