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Meanings of adrift in anglès

Aimlessly drifting.

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Usage of adrift in anglès
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The result leaves both sides two points adrift of the top four.
BBC
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Roche is now four minutes and six seconds adrift of Nibali's lead.
The Irish Times
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Brescia are currently 18th in Serie A, one point adrift of safety.
BBC
4
Constant turnover in the director's office had set the agency far adrift.
Ghost wars
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I've been left adrift among civilians a time or two myself, Lieutenant.
Beginnings
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But that seemed quite impossible now: Temeraire found himself adrift and speechless.
Blood of Tyrants
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Thursday's attacks left one tanker ablaze and both adrift, shipping firms said.
Reuters
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Jordan Spieth began the final day nine shots adrift of the lead.
The Guardian
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Some of the boys found the boat adrift, and brought it in.
The Hilltop Boys on Lost Island
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When I am adrift and unable to navigate, that's when they come.
Mockingjay
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Several other boats adrift for months before landing in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Reuters
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In the hurry and confusion, the boats also were unfortunately cut adrift.
Astoria; Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountai...
13
These words comforted the newcomers, adrift here and there in the straw.
Light
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Mrs. Roosevelt cut herself adrift from the extreme Left three years ago.
The new yorker
15
Sunderland currently sit in 18th place, two points adrift of Crystal Palace.
The Guardian
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Countless other families have been left adrift in a limbo of uncertainty.
The Guardian
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Common
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