Examples of 'had drifted' in a sentence

Meaning of "had drifted"

had drifted: This phrase suggests that someone or something has moved or shifted away from their previous position, path, or state, often unintentionally or gradually. It implies a sense of distance, separation, or change, indicating that the person or object is no longer in close proximity or alignment with their original location or trajectory

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had drifted
A cloud had drifted in front of the sun.
Companionship into which they had drifted.
All night had drifted in the sea.
In unprotected areas the snow had drifted.
My marriage had drifted us away from each other.
Earle stated that they had drifted apart.
The others had drifted off in small groups.
Reconciliation among believers who had drifted apart.
But we had drifted apart a little.
We had shaken hands before they had drifted.
My mind had drifted far away.
He asked him after the students had drifted away.
She had drifted and ended on a protrusion of the dam.
And the depths they had drifted their lines at.
You had drifted right through the core systems.

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Where the early promise had drifted away somehow.
Then it had drifted in space and finally landed here.
I turned my head to see that he had drifted off already.
Patrick had drifted downstream.
We did not have a board of directors because everyone had drifted away.
But they had drifted away from this truth.
We were different people living in different places who had drifted apart.
We had drifted so far apart that a divorce became inevitable.
What happened was you had drifted through the core systems.
He had drifted off to sleep several times that afternoon.
This was probably why he had drifted from job to job.
Some had drifted away before the president finished.
I did not realize the vigil had drifted out to the common areas.
It had drifted hundreds of kilometres south taking the rains with it.
Both its clergy and laity had drifted from church teaching.
They had drifted apart and had lived separately already.
After twenty years of marriage he had drifted away from his wife.
In our haste we had drifted too far north to a precariously high elevation.
That was the second time in ten minutes his mind had drifted.
Noah had drifted.
With the passage of time the seven essayists had drifted apart.
They had drifted far away from the bank of the canal.
It was also populated by those who had drifted from the faith.
The men had drifted nine and a half miles since the sinking.
Tomols were preferably built out of redwood that had drifted down the coast.
It had drifted almost a mile from the ship and was the last to be rescued.
Seiichi was already gripped by the thought that he had drifted into another world.
I had drifted off and awoke to the sound of my phone receiving a text message.
They were on the brink regarding divorce since they had drifted apart.
They had drifted apart after high school but still kept in touch.
Initial reports claimed the ship had drifted off course in the high winds.
They had drifted for three days and nights before being discovered by marine police.
They spoke politely about the currents and the depths they had drifted their lines at.
I guess we had drifted far away from any and all life worries.
She doubted very much that his eyes had drifted very far from her chest.

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