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.
  • 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
  • For weeks, the mood in much of the United States has been buoyant.
    Apoorva Mandavilli and Benjamin Mueller, Star Tribune, 3 Apr. 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 buoyant bubbles lift the seed to the top until the bubbles pop, which then makes the seed more dense.
    Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh, National Geographic, 23 Nov. 2020
  • 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
  • Stroll by in the late afternoon, and the scene can appear buoyant.
    John King, SFChronicle.com, 25 Oct. 2020
  • 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
  • The light-is-dark/dark-is-light jokes notwithstanding, the tone is buoyant.
    Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The Kraffts, rockstar scientists in their field, are seen in a buoyant mood in archival footage.
    Henry Hullah, CNN, 28 July 2022
  • The Fenway crowd was festive and buoyant throughout the night.
    BostonGlobe.com, 12 Oct. 2021
  • The fossilized liver was quite large and likely helped the fish stay buoyant, per the authors.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 21 Sep. 2022
  • This add-on set includes five buoyant pieces that attach to the net to keep it above water.
    Maya Polton, Parents, 13 June 2023
  • Thanks to the wetsuit and the adjustable weights, Sapphire was buoyant and balanced again.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2021
  • On Tuesday night, sales of some of the more established artists were less buoyant.
    New York Times, 10 May 2022
  • But even if your goal is to end up carving like Carissa Moore, the longer and more buoyant your board is, the better.
    Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The setting was Brentford’s buoyant home dressing room and Thomas Frank was delivering a rousing speech.
    Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Sailing full steam ahead into the $100 horizon, the Yacht Life Vodka from Florida has a buoyant body and a stern grain-forward character.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024

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