float

Example Sentences

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"That is a significant number of US troops that need to be fed, housed, and working around the clock. These floating cities all need energy."

From Barron's

Lord Strathclyde, a former Tory leader of the Lords, has also been floated as a possible hereditary nominee.

From BBC

But he was also floating within the major label labyrinth, which often came with financial expectations that put artistic expression in the back seat.

From Los Angeles Times

Among the first remnants of the building to be dismantled is a 'floating' chimney stack still attached to the adjoining block, several storeys above ground.

From BBC

Tehran floated having Russia act as a guarantor of such a deal, one Iranian diplomat said.

From The Wall Street Journal