float
Example Sentences
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To float comfortably off to dreamland with a book, find a writer who informs, entertains and keeps the thrills modest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Koch described being so conditioned by weightlessness that back on Earth she had dropped a shirt expecting it to float - and was startled when it fell.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Though the platforms will float, they still must be tethered to the seafloor.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
What’s more, Nasdaq will multiply that percentage float by three-times, in calculating the weight of a low-float addition to the index.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
The roots inside resemble shriveled-up potatoes, and they float in some sort of amber-colored liquid.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing float
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