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Meanings of adrift in English

Aimlessly drifting.

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              1
              The result leaves both sides two points adrift of the top four.
              BBC
              2
              Roche is now four minutes and six seconds adrift of Nibali's lead.
              The Irish Times
              3
              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
              5
              I've been left adrift among civilians a time or two myself, Lieutenant.
              Beginnings
              6
              But that seemed quite impossible now: Temeraire found himself adrift and speechless.
              Blood of Tyrants
              7
              Thursday's attacks left one tanker ablaze and both adrift, shipping firms said.
              Reuters
              8
              Jordan Spieth began the final day nine shots adrift of the lead.
              The Guardian
              9
              Some of the boys found the boat adrift, and brought it in.
              The Hilltop Boys on Lost Island
              10
              When I am adrift and unable to navigate, that's when they come.
              Mockingjay
              11
              Several other boats adrift for months before landing in Indonesia and Malaysia.
              Reuters
              12
              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
              14
              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
              16
              Countless other families have been left adrift in a limbo of uncertainty.
              The Guardian
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