How to Use buoyant in a Sentence

buoyant

adjective

• Warm air is more buoyant than cool air.
• The actors were buoyant as they prepared for the evening's performance.
• For weeks, the mood in much of the United States has been buoyant.
  — Apoorva Mandavilli and Benjamin Mueller, Star Tribune, 3 Apr. 2021
• The gold is buoyant, as much so as the groups of travel agents making merry within.
  — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2024
• This week, Vanderhoff sounded almost buoyant about the progress.
  — Anne Saker, The Enquirer, 2 Apr. 2021
• But the water is so buoyant from the salinity that treading water is nearly effortless.
  — Rob Reed, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
• Liyna once prepared this dish alongside me, delighting in the experience of forming the buoyant dumplings.
  — New York Times, 22 Mar. 2021
• All these influences and more helped pull designers out of their lockdown slumps and assemble buoyant, unboring spring offerings.
  — Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2021
• However, when prompted on whether India’s growth rate could compete with what China has already achieved for over two decades, the governor was less buoyant.
  — Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2024
• The monetary sages are even buoyant that long-dormant inflation will finally breach the Fed’s 2% target and hit 2.4% this year.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2021
• The Fall 2021 ready-to-wear runways showcased a readiness for all things bold and buoyant—best represented by the pops of fuchsia present throughout.
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2021
• Sentiment in Rhinebeck, a village 80 miles north of New York City, is similarly buoyant.
  — The Economist, 3 Apr. 2021
• Demand in China and India is especially buoyant, Nasser said.
  — Matthew Martin, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2021
• The positive news is tied to rising stock portfolios propelled by buoyant investors, a rebound in the real estate market and the state economy largely reopening.
  — Stephen Singer, courant.com, 26 Mar. 2021
• Precisely when and where these 5-mile-wide thermals of warm buoyant air will bubble up is chaos theory, beyond the ability of even high-resolution weather models to discern.
  — Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 7 Apr. 2021
• But the places the film goes to are not light and buoyant.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2021
• The seeds will sink on their own, but the pith is buoyant.
  — Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2021
• The removal of many tons of ice put Lethin in a buoyant mood.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2022
• The front end is light and easy to loft, the back end a joy to flick around, and the bike is buoyant off of bumps and jumps.
  — Outside Online, 29 May 2021
• The course is flat, the crowds are buoyant and the smell of Sunday morning cooking fills the air.
  — New York Times, 5 Nov. 2021
• The mood was sleepy but buoyant as the ship made its way through the dark azure water, which plunges some 2,000 feet.
  — Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2022
• When the sun shines on the dark balloons, the air inside heats up and becomes buoyant.
  — Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 18 May 2023
• Daniel Hart’s airy scores adds a playful and buoyant touch.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Apr. 2023
• The filmmakers hopped on the phone from the Bay Area to talk about their warm and buoyant portrait.
  — Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2021
• Across the pond in Britain, the power of the pet pound (£) is as buoyant, with a huge growth in pet-ownership.
  — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
• The lakes are fresh water, less buoyant than salt, which means long boards are a must for most surfers.
  — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 28 July 2024
• There are bargains to be had at the entry and mid-levels, with prices buoyant at the top end.
  — J.s. Marcus, WSJ, 14 July 2021
• It’s flavored with over 65 spices and herbs and has buoyant thyme and citrus notes.
  — Julia Sammut With Benjamin Kemper, Saveur, 3 July 2024
• Most fish have a swim bladder, or a sac of air inside its body to keep buoyant.
  — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2022
• The buoyant anarchy and glee David Yow shared with the crowd came across as a birthing moment of joy.
  — Seth Dodson, Pitchfork, 6 May 2024

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024