adrift

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Recent Examples of adrift The Pennsylvania native made her TV acting debut on the HBO hit as Faye, the adrift addict who bonds with Fezco (the late Angus Cloud) and later Rue (Zendaya), after previously establishing herself in adult films, with creator Sam Levinson casting her directly. David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026 Emotionally exhausted and adrift, Aubry said goodbye to Survivor and moved on with her life, getting married and having a child. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026 Four people and a dog were left adrift in a treacherous ocean inlet when their boat capsized off Oak Island on the North Carolina coast, according to searchers. Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026 Few of the film’s ideas truly connect with one another, leaving its lead stars adrift in the process, forcing them to conjure three dimensional details from a script that, intentionally or otherwise, feels paper thin. Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for adrift
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Adjective
  • So So Glos built the studio themselves a decade ago, in a deserted cosmetics warehouse.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026
  • But due to a catastrophic, still-burning warehouse fire that began in the neighborhood last Wednesday, the restaurant and bar sits nearly deserted.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • The show’s title is synonymous with the fears of many Americans, who navigated and are still navigating a divided political nation.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • Typically, the Supreme Court rulings released earlier in the term are less divided, and decisions released later in the term tend to break down along ideological lines at a higher rate.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2026
Adjective
  • The funding infusion represents the second significant capital raised toward the sweeping project, which so far has involved entities connected to Mehta purchasing half a dozen properties on three blocks of Fillmore between Clay and Pine streets, including the forsaken theater.
    Laura Waxmann, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Swift rewrites the forsaken lover's fate through her own lens.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Underdog startups and neglected divisions tell similar stories.
    Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 13 May 2026
  • Cinematographer Guillermo Garza shoots neglected settings like fine art, embracing the grime.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Caregivers remembered him not as a forgotten man, but as someone impossible to forget.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026
  • Hand creams are often a forgotten but very important part of any anti-aging routine, especially during the cooler months.
    Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • According to the gallery, the 25-minute film is set in a semi-abandoned hotel near Tokyo and reimagines the Greek myth of the goddess Persephone’s abduction by Hades.
    Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 16 June 2026
  • The city has been overwhelmed in recent years by an influx of abandoned and stray dogs and puppies.
    Alyce McFadden, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • This turns a series of disjointed points into a cohesive, professional broadcast.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • But on the ground, frustration is growing over what many see as a slow and disjointed response.
    Manuel Rueda, NPR, 27 June 2026
Adjective
  • The disconnected myriad of local, state, and national animal welfare organizations pursuing massive media campaigns has led to persistent controversy over the actual destination of donations.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026
  • Health systems do not want dozens of disconnected technologies that require their teams to manage integrations.
    Julia Strandberg, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

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“Adrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adrift. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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