How to Use flotation in a Sentence

flotation

noun

• Aramco’s flotation is a sign that the end of oil could be in sight.
  — The Economist, 31 Oct. 2019
• Heavy clothes can trap air, which can help provide warmth and flotation.
  — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
• Such was the backlash against its puffery that it was forced to scrap its flotation.
  — The Economist, 31 Mar. 2021
• The tanks were sealed, and a flotation screen installed around the hull of the tank.
  — oregonlive.com, 6 June 2019
• Once the weight is dropped, those flotation devices that look like eyes begin to do their work.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 12 Nov. 2021
• Yet for investors in Coinbase the flotation seems set to be a hit.
  — The Economist, 12 Apr. 2021
• The man who died did not have a flotation device, Vandzura said.
  — Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2019
• The worker was not wearing a flotation vest and his rope wasn't tied to any anchor.
  — NBC News, 22 Oct. 2020
• Use any available items, such as an empty cooler, as a flotation aid.
  — Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
• In the video, the man is seen using a flotation device and holding the deer in his arms.
  — William Axford, Houston Chronicle, 7 May 2018
• But experts said that the frenzied flotation efforts could take longer than many would hope.
  — NBC News, 25 Mar. 2021
• Have life-saving devices near the pool, such as a hook, pole or a flotation device.
  — Michael Donohue, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2021
• My burkini, almost all four yards of it, swells up around me and serves as a flotation device.
  — EW.com, 8 Dec. 2020
• The three friends watched as Schuster threw the woman a flotation ring and pulled her on board.
  — Hannah Leone, chicagotribune.com, 17 May 2018
• The North said its troops then burned the man's makeshift flotation device in an anti-virus step.
  — Nick Perry, Star Tribune, 11 Nov. 2020
• In case of a water landing, your seat cushion may be used as a flotation device.
  — Eli Grober, The New Yorker, 13 May 2017
• Seek a lifeguard, call 911 or throw a flotation device their way.
  — Forrest Brown, CNN, 3 July 2022
• The channels in between the keels also afford the bike far greater flotation.
  — Brent Rose, Popular Mechanics, 23 Dec. 2020
• The baskets at the bottom of a trekking pole provide flotation in soft surfaces like mud, sand, and soil.
  — Hannah Singleton, SELF, 31 Jan. 2023
• All people who go in the river should wear flotation devices, such as life vests, Meza said.
  — Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2022
• The company might’ve raised that money with a stock market flotation, but now, there’s no need.
  — Polina Marinova, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2018
• Then there was the spa menu, promising restoration via flotation-tank sessions and herbal massages.
  — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Feb. 2024
• In the video the water around the swimmer turns red from blood, as bystanders on the pier throw a flotation device toward her.
  — Arkansas Online, 4 July 2022
• In the video, the water around the swimmer turns red from blood as bystanders on the pier throw a flotation device toward her.
  — Andreea Alexandru, ajc, 3 July 2022
• And Salomon gave it just enough rocker to remove the bite from the tip and tail and add some flotation for deeper snow.
  — Louis Mazzante, Popular Mechanics, 25 Nov. 2020
• The solids left behind are removed from the slurry, and the water is recycled back to the flotation process.
  — Andrew Zaleski, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2023
• But the Ninja avoids this by concentrating flotation in the abdomen and mid-back.
  — Susan Brickell, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2024
• Alibaba holds a stake of around a third in Ant Group, a payments firm whose flotation seemed set to be a world record.
  — David Meyer, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2020
• The flotation devices were found in the lake around three miles apart, according to KSL.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 9 May 2020
• But the fanciest party trick of them all is emergency flotation on water – in case your yacht ever failed on you.
  — New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025