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Discover LudwigThe phrase "adrift during" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a state of being lost or without direction at a specific time or period.
Example: "He felt adrift during the chaotic months of the pandemic, unsure of what to do next."
Alternatives: "lost during" or "aimless during".
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Its climate policy in particular has been adrift during the nearly two decades since the U.S. ratified the 1992 UN Convention on Climate Change.
Some conservatives insist that reconnecting with their philosophical foundation will require untethering the movement from the Republican establishment, which they believe began to take them adrift during the presidency of George W. Bush.
A mere seventeen months later, however, Abram abruptly resigned, leaving the university adrift during one of the most tumultuous periods in its history.
Ten people were initially feared dead after their boat went adrift during the storm.
Obama cut long-standing ally Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak adrift during huge street protests in 2011, raising red flags with both Israel and Saudi Arabia.
On 26 January 1994, the steel frame which would be used to fasten the pontoon bridge to the cable-stayed bridge, came adrift during transport in Skagerrak, and was severely damaged, causing a delay in the project.
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The 25-year-old actor was reflecting on the character he plays in "Metropolitan," Whit Stillman's witty but wistful film about young socialites adrift in Manhattan during their Christmas break from college.
How to imagine, when Bartoli looked adrift in Paris during the French Open in the midst of a season of upheaval, that she soon would be radiating peace of mind at the All England Club on her way back to the final?
I hope that by creating a judgment-free, culturally sensitive and inclusive space, and by implementing programming to combat stigma and raise awareness, we can turn the tide and empower teens and young adults to feel less adrift and less alone during times of far-reaching and often difficult personal change in their (our) lives.
Officials in the nearby French Caribbean island of Martinique said they were helping in a regional search for five people believed to be aboard boats that went adrift or ran aground during the hurricane as well as two other people who reportedly fell overboard.
But the large oceanic sharks were also the main culprits behind countless attacks on sailors and airmen who, after air and sea battles, found themselves adrift in the Pacific during World War II.
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