float off

verb

1. to offer (shares in a subsidiary company) for sale on the stock market separately from the main company

Example Sentences

Blood rushed to her head, and she felt like it would float off.

From Literature

Minor melting could push the flat ice bed up and move it toward the land, like a large ice cube that can float off the ocean bottom with enough thinning.

From Washington Post

They saw a 27-point lead float off into the frigid Florida air, and staggered off the field after a 31-30 loss to the chant of “Duuuval,” a haunting refrain in reference to the local county that surely echoed in their heads all the way back to the West Coast.

From Los Angeles Times

“I’ve got to hand it to my grip team — Rico Emerson was my key grip on this — they were, like, dancing with the actors with this massive arm coming in. We could float off the set as one of our characters goes to a door or a window to contemplate, then stay with them as they went back and sat down.”

From Los Angeles Times

And as I attempt to float off to sleep, I will start my calculations for the next day of spirit week: “Dress in your favorite sports team colors!”

From Washington Post