Sentence examples for drifted from inspiring English sources

Distraught and unsure what to do, he said he drifted down to London and began sleeping in parks and on night buses and begging for £1 from passers-by to buy chips.

All took their turn swimming against a vicious riptide and either washed ashore on Reality Island or drifted further out to sea.

Then the moment the very sweet lass behind the counter asked "may I help you?" I looked at the pictures of various food-style substances, the smell of cooking fat drifted into my nostrils, and I had to turn and walk out.

The record-setting temperatures (it had never been warmer in Colorado) that fueled those blazes drifted east across the continent as the week wore on: across the Plains, there were places where the mercury reached levels it hadn't touched even in the Dust Bowl years, America's previous all-time highs.

But the attention of some in the audience may have drifted to a huge poster that showed the beaming candidate posing with his wife and their brood of seven children.

Its income from Sheffield council has also drifted downwards, from £2.38m in 2009-10 to £2.04m in 2012-13.

While the sect has drifted in and out of the international spotlight, its victims driven from their homes have quietly piled up under the radar of state and international officials, leaving ordinary Nigerians to act as a safety net for than 1.5 million internally displaced people (IDPs).

At this, the final traces of Fred's admiration for Rossetti drifted off like dandelion fluff.

I think he agrees with me, but I wouldn't really know, I just drifted off into the clouds listening to his voice.

When Usain Bolt arrived in Glasgow in July to run in Jamaica's Commonwealth Games 4x100m relay team, questions quickly drifted off-topic.

Thoranka told the Guardian that he ended up sleeping rough after his money and passport were stolen at Glasgow station, and he eventually drifted down to London.