drifted

Example Sentences

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Drifted away when he got older, as one does.

From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2021

Drifted out of the game late; capable of much more.

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2013

Drifted across the Cardiff defence with menace, and his perseverance was rewarded when his sinuous run led to Blackpool's vital third goal.

From The Guardian • May 23, 2010

Drifted between majors instead, ended up with a major in math and a minor in art -- just about the worst thing you can put on a job app.

From Time Magazine Archive

I would my days had been in other times, When quiet life to death not terrible Drifted, as ashes of the Santhal dead Drift down the sacred Rivers to the Sea!

From Rhymes a la Mode by Lang, Andrew