floored
Example Sentences
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“The pilot floored it. He made a power takeoff, and we got out of there.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
On June 11, he wrote: “Every time I read about the battering ram incident I’m just floored at how wild that is.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
It sprinted off a double bottom near the $50 mark in April 2025, the level where it had floored out in March 2020, near the Covid-era lows.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
A particularly heavy barrage floored Yarde and the champion was rightly penalised for the late punch.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025
At the bottom was a large, dimly lit room walled and floored with stone.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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