drift
Example Sentences
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For 10 days, while many people watched Nasa's Artemis mission drift around the Moon through livestreams and dramatic spacecraft selfies, Will Parker was watching something very different.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Characters drift about downtown fundraisers, Italian villas and second homes on the North Fork.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Without a stable point to settle, they drift away instead of forming a conductive bridge.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
In midair she manages to turn herself 180 degrees before being caught by her partner, despite her momentum seeming to drift into his arms like a feather blown by a breeze.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
The sun is up when I start to drift off again, but my eyes haven’t been closed long when I get the feeling someone’s watching me.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing drift
"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 4
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