drift away
Frequency: 6.88.0 per million words
To move away slowly; can also mean to lose concentration.
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- The small boat began to drift away from the dock.
- During the boring meeting, my attention started to drift away.
- It's sad to watch old friends drift away after they move to different cities.
- The red balloon slowly drifted away into the clouds.
- As the music faded, the last notes seemed to drift away on the breeze.
- He felt himself drifting away from the political party he once supported.
- Don't let your dreams just drift away; you have to work for them.
- The crowd started to drift away once the fireworks display was over.
- We've been drifting away from the original plan for weeks.
- She watched him drift away into a peaceful sleep.