drift
Example Sentences
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Characters drift about downtown fundraisers, Italian villas and second homes on the North Fork.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
As long as there isn’t a local price war, station owners are incentivized to let the price drift down slowly rather than passing savings to the consumer the moment they receive them.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Along Main Street, the mingled scents of woodsmoke and apple pie drift from storefronts.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
In this model, proteins drift until they eventually reach where they are needed.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
Carried in smoke and steam, they drift on the wind or in the water.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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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El Deafo
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