How to Use floater in a Sentence

floater

noun
  • Dent curled around a down screen and drove for a floater.
    — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Teague faked, drove and shot a floater too strong off the lane.
    — Michael McCleary, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Then Jaden Bradley hit a floater.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Sheppard hit a floater to cut the deficit to eight.
    — Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Schroder passed to Monk, who missed a floater in the lane.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Make a good pass or just shoot a little floater or jump shot.
    — Andrew Sharp, SI.com, 18 June 2019
  • Castleton has a soft touch in the paint with hooks and floaters.
    — Stan Son, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
  • One key change came at a price — cutting down on his floater.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Herro missed a floater that would have won the game at the buzzer.
    — Paul Kitagaki Jr., Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Her second shot was a short, point-blank floater in the lane.
    — Sean Gregory / Uncasville, TIME, 15 May 2024
  • The floater that has been such a huge part of his game abandoned him.
    — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Scheierman hit a floater and blocked a George layup.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
  • His 3s were off-center, his hook shots and floaters short.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Eye floaters are small spots or strands that float around in your field of vision.
    — Claire Gillespie, SELF, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Davis dribbled into the paint and made a floater.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
  • This summer gives new meaning to the word floater!
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Do as the locals do and order yours with a rum floater on top.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 July 2023
  • Behind-the-back-dribble to set up a floater in the lane?
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Brunson came back with a floater to put the Knicks ahead for good.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
  • Clouden followed with a floater off the backboard to push the lead to nine.
    — Eli McKown, Detroit Free Press, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The next trip down the floor, the freshman drove the baseline and hit a floater.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
  • In the pick and roll, get into my mid-range or to the basket or a floater.
    — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2023
  • That field goal was a floater by guard Melvin Council.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
  • The next trip, Cordova hit a floater in the lane.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Brunson answered with a floater to put the Knicks back ahead.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
  • Young drove into the lane and found some open space for a floater, but wasn’t able to convert.
    — Ryan McFadden, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Fulks’ floater in the paint started off the scoring for the Knights.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The two got up countless shots, from floaters to pull-up jumpers to 3-pointers.
    — Tom Green, AL.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Dark spots or squiggles drifting across your field of vision are called floaters.
    — Cathy Nelson, Health, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Weird; annoying even – but the floaters did not seem urgent.
    — Peter Ubel, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

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