float back

Frequency: 6.04.5 per million words

To return to a previous position by floating.

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Examples (10)

  • The balloon began to float back towards the children after the wind changed.
  • Memories of her childhood seemed to float back whenever she heard that song.
  • The paper boat started to float back upstream with the changing current.
  • His thoughts would always float back to that peaceful summer day.
  • The jellyfish appeared to float back to its original position in the tank.
  • After the argument, her mind kept trying to float back to happier times.
  • The cork will float back to the surface once you release it underwater.
  • Old feelings began to float back as she walked through her former neighborhood.
  • The leaf seemed to float back against the gentle breeze on the pond.
  • Fragments of the conversation continued to float back into her consciousness.