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"gone adrift" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to have become lost, uncertain, or confused. Example: After the sudden loss of her job, Jennifer felt like her life had gone adrift and she didn't know which direction to take next.
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By 1916 the writing had gone adrift.
But the program had gone adrift long before that.
In the past year, however, Mr. Erdogan's Middle East policy has gone adrift.
I have much regard for Will Hutton, but he has gone adrift in his latest piece.
The way the government has handled them has increased the perception that it has gone adrift and that the president himself has lost authority.
An enormous Shell Oil offshore rig that had broken free and gone adrift in stormy seas in the Gulf of Alaska for the better part of three days was brought under control on Monday, the company said.
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But Daniel went adrift.
Saturday the coach went adrift.
You take away your anchor and you go adrift.
Denver's plan to run Portis went adrift.
There's plenty of range here, but Schaefer knows his sound and doesn't go adrift.
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