buoyantly
adverb
Examples of buoyant in a Sentence
Warm air is more buoyant than cool air.
The actors were buoyant as they prepared for the evening's performance.
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Whatever its ingredients, magma is naturally buoyant.
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Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Newborn whales are negatively buoyant, Gero said.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Wong explained that convection on Jupiter operates differently than on Earth because air on Earth is mostly nitrogen, which is heavier than water, so moist air is more buoyant than drier air.
—Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Shaping a chart-topping song, on the other hand, involves a buoyant push-pull.
—Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 25 Mar. 2026
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Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Newborn whales are negatively buoyant, Gero said.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Wong explained that convection on Jupiter operates differently than on Earth because air on Earth is mostly nitrogen, which is heavier than water, so moist air is more buoyant than drier air.
—Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Shaping a chart-topping song, on the other hand, involves a buoyant push-pull.
—Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 25 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for buoyant
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“Buoyant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buoyant. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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