floater
Example Sentences
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The Lakers won the game 116-115 on a last-second floater by Austin Reaves, who had a team-high 28 points and 16 assists.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 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
Powell’s floater with 6:30 left gave the Clippers a 91-90 lead.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025
Claude wasted no time in trying to tie it up again, flying through the lane for a floater.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
