Sentence examples for drifted close to from inspiring English sources

THX is the one George Lucas movie that has drifted close to obscurity - he wants to rescue it for a new generation that knows him only through Star Wars.

We drifted close to a sudden drop-off where several small black-tipped reef sharks had congregated, and I stared down the blue expanse at the wall that the certified divers were exploring.

Iceberg threatens Greenland village Jump to media player A huge iceberg has drifted close to a village in western Greenland, prompting a partial evacuation.

Her second close call occurred off the coast of the Caicos Islands, when during the night she drifted close to the reefs.

Most of them have "drifted" close to shore (or joined it) while following the shape of the coast they run alongside.

By this time both Wilhelm Filchner and Ernest Shackleton, in their respective ice-bound ships, had drifted close to the plotted positions of New South Greenland and reported no sign of it.

A one-time loyalist, Mr. Prijadi had drifted closer to Mrs. Megawati.

We got out of the van and stood watching as they circled and drifted closer to us.

He then drifted closer to the Democrats, who expected him to cast the decisive vote for Samuel J. Tilden on the Electoral Commission of 1877.

For a stock that debuted at $14 a share, against a $16 to $20 target, and has since drifted closer to $13, Soros is a supporter worth having.

Whipped by the wind and angry seas, it drifted closer to shore, but toward a sandbar near the Cape Cod port of Chatham that could have wrecked the rest of the ship and spelled disaster for the men inside.