hovering

Example Sentences

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The extra return that investors get for holding U.S. companies’ bonds instead of ultrasafe Treasurys is hovering near multidecade lows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Half the documentary’s parenthetical title — “The Weight of the World” — speaks to a common leaden feeling of gloom hovering over America’s semiquincentennial summer.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Commercial inventories in Cushing are now at 22.4 million barrels, their lowest since December, after hovering around 30 million barrels earlier in the Iran conflict.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

"Some are just hovering, waiting. Others are scout drones. They look the driver right in the eye through the windscreen," she said.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

“And we’re probably not helping, hovering over you like this. We’ll give you a little space.”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste