float downstream

Frequency: 6.55.0 per million words

to rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking

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  • We spent the afternoon letting our canoe float downstream.
  • The fallen branch began to float downstream with the current.
  • The fallen leaves would float downstream towards the sea.
  • We watched the leaves float downstream toward the bridge.
  • He watched his wooden toy boat as it floated downstream and out of sight.
  • The raft started to float downstream as soon as we pushed off.
  • On a hot day, there's nothing better than floating downstream on an inner tube.
  • Dead fish were seen to float downstream after the pollution incident.
  • The message in a bottle began its long journey, floating downstream.
  • The empty bottle continued to float downstream for miles.
  • After the engine cut out, they had no choice but to float downstream to the nearest village.
  • Children's toys often float downstream during the spring floods.
  • You can see logs from the timber mill floating downstream every morning.
  • The canoe began to float downstream when the rope broke.
  • The rubber duck floated downstream faster than he expected.
  • Debris from the storm will float downstream for days.
  • They built a simple raft to float downstream and explore the river.
  • The ice chunks slowly float downstream as the weather warms.
  • She imagined her worries as little boats, letting them all float downstream and away.
  • Logs from the lumber mill float downstream to the processing plant.