How to Use float in a Sentence

float

1 of 2 noun
  • We are building a float for the homecoming parade.
  • The goal of float therapy is to calm the mind and the body.
    Anne McCarthy, Health, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Behind his back, a glass of wine and a baguette float in the air.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
  • For dessert, there’s a Big Red float or a root beer float.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2024
  • For float hunters, glass floats will be hidden around the town.
    oregonlive, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Try out one of these tiny float homes that offer the best of both worlds.
    Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 16 May 2023
  • Check the Egg Whites Remember the air sacs mentioned in the float test?
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Rex the lion stood atop a tall, rocky promontory at the rear of the float.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The floats will be judged by a panel of judges, with a winner crowned at the end of the parade.
    Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The reds are going for shrimp tipped jigs and shrimp under a float.
    Alan Sherman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Everyone on the float must wear a mask or paint their face.
    Rebecca Shinners, Country Living, 13 Feb. 2023
  • And for dessert, customers have come to love Cheat’s fried beignets, soft-serve ice cream and floats.
    Shannon Greene, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Half on the grass and half on the square, a vaguely face-like outline floats, filled with flowers.
    Noah Berlatsky, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
  • This means that this float home can comfortably sleep up to four guests.
    Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 16 May 2023
  • This classic done right would be great in a float, topping a slice of pie, or all on its own.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 14 July 2023
  • So, its cost of funds is less than zero, which means the return on the float is pure profit.
    Matt Schifrin, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The number of shares available to trade – called the public float – is about 28 million.
    Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Otherwise, use your light and boat to keep track of and follow the float as the gator heads for open water.
    Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 1 June 2023
  • Noodles and flat floats can slip through the planks for simple storage.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2023
  • The parade typically lasts an hour to an hour and a half and awards are given to the three best floats.
    Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Investing the float, Buffett and Munger have been able to get a compound rate of return of 23%.
    Matt Schifrin, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Each set comes with two cornhole game floats and eight floating bean bags.
    Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Hundreds of people lined the streets to watch a parade complete with floats, marching bands, and dancers.
    Nicholas Stfleur Reprints, STAT, 17 July 2023
  • Pry open the slits and fit each piece of pool noodle around the lip of each side of your container, creating your float.
    Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023
  • And throughout June, there were Barbie floats in gay pride parades across the country.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 July 2023
  • Each new discovery floats in the news cycle for a day, or a week, and vanishes.
    Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Kids will love cooling off with a slush float, a strawberry Icee with a scoop of vanilla ice cream ($4.75 for a small).
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Pool floats and string lights help create cozy ambiance.
    Sarah Schreiber, House Beautiful, 5 June 2023
  • Kramer was seen paddle-boarding in a bikini, with her son Jace in tow on a trailing float.
    Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023
  • Wear a visible hat, take a tow float and consider a thermal wet suit for buoyancy.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
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float

2 of 2 verb
  • His voice floated to the back of the room.
  • They floated the logs down the river.
  • She was floating on her back.
  • The incoming tide will eventually float the ship off the reef.
  • She floated gracefully across the stage.
  • Will this material sink or float?
  • Think of the floating ice shelf as a dam that holds back the ice sheet on land.
    WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Your kid can float boats through the channels and roll a truck along the roadway.
    goodhousekeeping.com, 27 May 2023
  • The flight attendant floated up to the ceiling then slammed to the ground.
    Adam Sabes, Fox News, 12 July 2023
  • Water rose above the hoods of cars, some of which floated away.
    Elena Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Well, there’s a couple of things floating around and stuff.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2023
  • How about an out-of-nowhere drop shot floated from the baseline?
    Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Ten months later, Bernas’ body was found floating in the canal.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Boats packed with watchers floated just to the south, outside of the exclusion zone to the east.
    Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The photos show her smiling and floating among the cosmos.
    USA TODAY, 25 May 2023
  • This isn’t the first time LaJoie’s name has been floated for a Hendrick ride.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 3 June 2023
  • When the bladders are inflated, the wearer will float face up.
    Ben Romans, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The kitchenette is next, and it is located in the center portion of the floating tiny home.
    Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 16 May 2023
  • Dibs on the gigantic tube float at your next pool party!
    Jake Smith, Glamour, 12 July 2023
  • No swimming, no heavy lifting, just floating in the fun.
    Jeneé Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2023
  • These lines are designed to sink to the bottom rather than floating in the water column.
    Joshua Reed, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2024
  • A lot of things have been floated tonight that have little to no chance of becoming law soon.
    WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Glass towers, one of which houses a floating staircase, flank the glass front door.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Barbie's big with the girls this year, different versions of of that, so there's a lot of ideas floating around.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The bookshelves are cantilevered out from the sides, giving them the appearance of floating from the ceiling.
    Megan Wood, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2023
  • The hostess floated from room to room, hugging and laughing with her friends in a black tux with a purple tie.
    Keyaira Boone, Essence, 14 Dec. 2023
  • There is plenty of garbage floating in the stock market today.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
  • An ice floe is a floating sheet of ice that breaks away from a larger ice formation.
    Alex Sundby, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2024
  • This means the thought of floating down the Rhine on a 12-day river cruise while locked in with a static set of human beings has all the makings of me losing my mind.
    Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Keegan Murray grabbed the rebound, but Hauser poked it out of his hands, right to Tillman, who drove the lane and floated the game winner home.
    Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 6 Apr. 2024

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