How to Use flotation in a Sentence

flotation

noun

• The tanks were sealed, and a flotation screen installed around the hull of the tank.
  — oregonlive.com, 6 June 2019
• Aramco’s flotation is a sign that the end of oil could be in sight.
  — The Economist, 31 Oct. 2019
• Such was the backlash against its puffery that it was forced to scrap its flotation.
  — The Economist, 31 Mar. 2021
• 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
• Yet for investors in Coinbase the flotation seems set to be a hit.
  — The Economist, 12 Apr. 2021
• 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
• Heavy clothes can trap air, which can help provide warmth and flotation.
  — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
• The flotation devices were found in the lake around three miles apart, according to KSL.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 9 May 2020
• The man who died did not have a flotation device, Vandzura said.
  — Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2019
• Once the weight is dropped, those flotation devices that look like eyes begin to do their work.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 12 Nov. 2021
• Gripe: In the deepest of inbounds powder days, there might not be enough width here to win the flotation award.
  — Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2022
• The worker was not wearing a flotation vest and his rope wasn't tied to any anchor.
  — NBC News, 22 Oct. 2020
• 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
• To float, living things need a flotation aid, which can come in two forms: gas pockets or fat.
  — Helen Czerski, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2020
• 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 child was not wearing a flotation device, according to The Wylie News.
  — Loyd Brumfield, Dallas News, 5 July 2019
• Have life-saving devices near the pool, such as a hook, pole or a flotation device.
  — Michael Donohue, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2021
• Sitting in the pool is a great way to beat off the summer heat, and many of you don’t want to manage your own flotation—the whole point is to be lazy, right?!
  — Quentyn Kennemer, Forbes, 24 June 2021
• Where Utah, one of the most publicly adamant schools about staying in the Pac-12, sits in that equation, that flotation, now is the next big question.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
• 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
• Seek a lifeguard, call 911 or throw a flotation device their way.
  — Forrest Brown, CNN, 3 July 2022
• Metrics to look out for The two headline flotations of 2023 have certainly got off to a buzzy start.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2023
• 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
• 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
• My burkini, almost all four yards of it, swells up around me and serves as a flotation device.
  — EW.com, 8 Dec. 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
• 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
• Public listings have dropped 25% in the last 10 years, as exits have exceeded new flotations.
  — Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 4 June 2024

Last Updated: 17 Oct 2024