floating

Example Sentences

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"It's really fun to be floating around" in zero gravity, he added.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

When I was growing up, the Cuba I heard about in stories was akin to a floating haunted house.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Reports of potentially looming job cuts at Oracle have been floating around for weeks.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

They estimate that about 27 million tons of nanoplastics are floating in this region alone.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

On one mission, the astronaut had so much fun floating around outside of the space capsule that his commanders had to order him to go back inside his craft.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson