floater
Example Sentences
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When she finally lifted up for a floater, Connecticut forward Serah Williams was waiting.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025
D'Angelo Russell's floater lifted Dallas within 95-94 with 54.8 seconds remaining but Isaiah Hartenstein answered with a layup to give the Thunder a 97-94 edge.
From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025
Plum had another chance to win it at the buzzer, but her floater rimmed out, sending the game to overtime.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025
She went coast-to-coast off the inbound, slashing her way to the rim and hitting a floater.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025
A floater might eat preformed organic molecules, or make its own from sunlight and air, somewhat as plants do on Earth.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
