floor it

Example Sentences

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Stepping gingerly across the metal floor, it holds its four-fingered hands at chest level until it reaches its objective: a 25-pound basket of bearing components fresh from a stamping press.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

In custody, at MDC, he fell to the floor; it turned out he was having a stroke.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

This scramble has resulted in the girl who always wanted to floor it in life becoming the brakes on the collective plans.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2024

After the fire began in a flat on the fourth floor, it spread rapidly up the outside of the tower block, reaching the top floor in a matter of minutes.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2024

And they think that if you’re having fun out on the floor, it means you’re not serious.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles