floater
Example Sentences
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He had just 10 points, reaching double figures on a floater with 8:37 left and the Lakers down 26.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
Deandre Ayton screened Jokic away from the rebound, Reaves chased it down, turned, drove baseline and tossed up a one-legged floater that went in.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
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
One defender stumbled, another bit on a fake and Plum glided almost untouched into the lane, kissing a floater off the glass as the horn sounded in an 81-80 Sparks escape.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025
Like familiar terrestrial balloons, the deeper a floater is carried, the stronger is the buoyant force returning it to the higher, cooler, safer regions of the atmosphere.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
