floats
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Some of it floats outside the Gulf near buyers in Asia, allowing Iran to sell oil for weeks even if it starts cutting production.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
After spending a lovely, much-needed night together, Mag floats the idea of her moving in.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Instead, ice floats, and liquid water is actually most dense at 4 degrees C. That is why colder water remains below warmer water in lakes and oceans.
From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026
It floats to the top of Google … and is copied again and again by others selling vitamins.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026
The earth floats like an apple in a bucket.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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