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Get to know Adrift better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like afloat or aimless.

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Adrift in a sentence

Adrift meaning

  1. Floating at random.
  2. Absent from his watch.
  3. Behind one's opponents, or below a required threshold in terms of score, number or position.

Synonyms of Adrift

afloat aimless directionless planless rudderless undirected purposeless

Related words

Other words often associated with Adrift or its synonyms:

floating sunken vagrant purposeful flooded meaningless aground vagabond senseless overflowing desultory awash

Using Adrift

  • The main meaning on this page is: Floating at random. | Absent from his watch. | Behind one's opponents, or below a required threshold in terms of score, number or position.
  • Useful related words include: afloat, aimless, directionless, planless.
  • In the example corpus, adrift often appears in combinations such as: adrift of, points adrift, adrift in.

Context around Adrift

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

points 10× shots 2× boat 1× lengths 1× cut 1× went 1× four 1× 9sec 1×

Sentence patterns with Adrift

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

16 10 adrift at one 1× 5min 9sec adrift 1× a boat adrift in the 1× and went adrift 1× eight points adrift of safety 1× eight points adrift of the 1× four points adrift 1× four points adrift of safety 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at approximately 6 1× both are nine 1× city s eight 1× crambo 5 1 1× dan bird s 1× drove risked leaving 1×

Common sentence endings:

4 fifth holes 1× 5min 9sec adrift 1× adrift in fourth 1× and went adrift 1× at one stage 1× eirias colwyn bay 1×

Words around Adrift

Just before it in the word index:

adrienne 123 adriene 4 adrien 61 adrielle 3 adriel 6 adric 2

Just after it in the word index:

adrigole 2 adro 2 adrohi 2 adroit 23 adroitly 23 adroitness 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

accountants 248 admirable 248 assembling 248 asteroids 248 battalions 248 believable 248

Corpus analysis for Adrift

  • In this selection, "adrift" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, points, shots and boat stand out and add context to how "adrift" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 16 10 adrift at one and 5min 9sec adrift. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "adrift" sits close to words such as accountants, admirable and assembling, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with adrift

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Luncarty sit nine points adrift but with two games in hand. (11 words)

Liverpool currently sits sixth, seven points adrift of Tottenham in the final qualifying slot. (14 words)

Both are nine shots adrift at four-under and in a share of 48th position. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

However Sammon, who had earlier been denied by Jamieson, won it for Alloa with 16th goal of the campaign to inflict a 15th league defeat from 33 outings for Kelty, who are nine points adrift of seventh-placed Montrose, with three games to play. (44 words)

Drove risked leaving themselves cut adrift at the bottom of the Thurlow Nunn League First Division North standings after the weekend's reversal, with Martin Tudosa’s strike not enough to stop them slipping to their 13th reversal of the season. (41 words)

First, Aston Villa missed the chance to spend Christmas at the top of the table with a draw against Sheffield United, before Liverpool and shared the points at Anfield to leave six points adrift with a game in hand. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

At approximately 6.00 am today (Saturday 18th March) police were made aware of a boat adrift in the sea between the pier and Porth Eirias, Colwyn Bay.

Both are nine shots adrift at four-under and in a share of 48th position.

City's eight-game unbeaten streak has lifted them eight points clear on top of the ladder, while Glory remain two points adrift of the top six.

Crambo (5-1) was a further back in third with Gowel Road (14-1) another two lengths adrift in fourth.

Dan Bird’s men headed into Saturday’s fixture second-from-bottom of the table and eight points adrift of safety having lost eight of their opening nine matches.

Drove risked leaving themselves cut adrift at the bottom of the Thurlow Nunn League First Division North standings after the weekend's reversal, with Martin Tudosa’s strike not enough to stop them slipping to their 13th reversal of the season.

Even if they were defeated by the out-of-from Wolves, they'd still only be four points adrift.

First, Aston Villa missed the chance to spend Christmas at the top of the table with a draw against Sheffield United, before Liverpool and shared the points at Anfield to leave six points adrift with a game in hand.

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Fox, who employs Gqeberha-born Dean Smith as his caddie, began the day three shots adrift of overnight leader Ludvig Aberg and when he dropped three shots at the third he looked out of contention.

French rescue teams mobilised on Friday after a boat with six people on board experienced engine failure northwest of Saint Lucia and went adrift.

Heavy rain forced a suspension of play Saturday, water puddling on the famed undulating greens, with Koepka setting the pace on 13-under and Rahm four adrift after bogeys at the par-3 fourth and par-4 fifth holes.

He lifted the veterans singles title at the first time of asking following a 21-18 victory over Cleveland's Steve Slaughter in the final, having been 16-10 adrift at one stage.

However Sammon, who had earlier been denied by Jamieson, won it for Alloa with 16th goal of the campaign to inflict a 15th league defeat from 33 outings for Kelty, who are nine points adrift of seventh-placed Montrose, with three games to play.

It leaves them four points adrift of safety but they remain just two wins away from Wembley in the cup and also have 14 to save their league season.

Kevin Benavides is not out of the mix either as he sits in third spot, 5min 9sec adrift.

Liverpool are three points adrift but can leapfrog the Gunners if they beat Brentford by three clear goals.

Liverpool currently sits sixth, seven points adrift of Tottenham in the final qualifying slot.

Luncarty sit nine points adrift but with two games in hand.

Norma describes the biracial Maya as adrift and troubled (“lifestyle choices, I believe they call them”).

One win in nine league games has left Chelsea in 10th place, eight points adrift of the last European slot occupied by London rivals Fulham in seventh.

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Common combinations with adrift

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "adrift" in a sentence?
An example: "At approximately 6.00 am today (Saturday 18th March) police were made aware of a boat adrift in the sea between the pier and Porth Eirias, Colwyn Bay." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "adrift" from authentic English texts.
What does "adrift" mean?
Adrift means: Floating at random.
What are synonyms of "adrift"?
Common synonyms of "adrift" include: afloat, aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected, purposeless.
How many example sentences with "adrift" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "adrift", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.