How to Use floor in a Sentence
- Keep your feet on the floor.
- She lives on the second floor of a five-story building.
- His office is located on the fourth floor.
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When a whale falls to the ocean floor, nothing goes to waste.
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Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2024
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The collapse occurred on the third floor of the structure.
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Sophia Vento,
Journal Sentinel,
12 July 2023
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And until there is one, there won't be a bill on the House floor.
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CBS News,
21 Jan. 2024
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Slowly bend over and touch the floor in front of your feet with both hands.
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Andi Breitowich,
Women's Health,
15 May 2023
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The act was moved out of committee but has yet to get a vote on the floor.
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Christopher Hutton,
Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2024
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The rear seat—split on the LS—can be folded flat to form a large rear load floor.
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Arthur St. Antoine,
Car and Driver,
18 June 2023
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But the bigger issue, again, might have been on the other side of the floor.
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Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2024
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On the day of the groundbreaking, Peters took to the floor of the House to urge approval of the $310 million.
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Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Feb. 2024
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Relax the foot and the knee of that leg into the floor, and lean your weight into the non-crossed leg.
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Cori Ritchey,
Men's Health,
12 May 2023
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The auction was held in front of the elevator on the 27th floor.
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Ben Wieder and,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2024
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But Johnson has opposed bringing the measure to the House floor for a vote.
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Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2024
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Raw chicken and beef were planted on the walk-in freezer floor.
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David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2024
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There is nothing to indicate that the house had four floors.
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Mosab Abu Toha,
The New Yorker,
6 Nov. 2023
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The Warriors outscored opponents by 4.9 more points with Poole on the floor in the playoffs than with him off it.
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Connor Letourneau,
San Francisco Chronicle,
16 May 2023
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Suffice to say that, in its wake, some viewers will have to be mopped up from the floor of the cinema.
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Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
17 Nov. 2023
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She was found on the floor of the home trying to hide from deputies, authorities said.
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Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2024
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In fact, both parties agreed not to even bother with a floor debate and roll-call vote.
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George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
21 July 2023
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Now there is a gaping hole in the front of the store and bits of broken glass scattered on the emptied showroom floor.
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Tyrone Beason,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2024
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The half-second pause after every punch-in is loaded, like the creak of the floor in a horror movie.
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Pitchfork,
11 Dec. 2023
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Working from top to bottom means debris from the top will land on a dirty floor instead of a clean one.
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Kelsey Mulvey,
Southern Living,
29 Aug. 2023
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Amber Bourke stands on the ocean floor, facing away from a black abyss while holding her breath.
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Amanda Lee Myers,
USA TODAY,
5 Aug. 2023
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The workers take care in rolling several of the carts into grids marked with blue tape on the concrete floor.
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Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Apr. 2024
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The primary suite is found on the main floor, and there are four en-suite bedrooms on the lower level.
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Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
10 Jan. 2024
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Who shat on the floor at my wedding?, a silly whodunnit that wrapped two and a half years ago, is grazing the top of the charts.
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Ariel Shapiro,
The Verge,
22 Dec. 2023
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As a child sits on the living room floor, years suddenly begin to pass.
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Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
12 Dec. 2023
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Spanning three floors, the 4,204-square-foot home includes a dry sauna, a spacious kitchen with lake views and a pool table.
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Antonia Debianchi,
Peoplemag,
21 July 2023
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That trophy has been around since 1961 and is on display on the ground floor of the clubhouse, and features not just the names and scores of all the Masters champions but of all the runners-up.
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Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2024
- The news just floored me.
- He floored me with his first punch.
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Me, @iammarkronson, @antmundo and @wyattish are floored by this win.
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Nicole Saunders,
Harper's BAZAAR,
7 Jan. 2019
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To see this on a screen in 2018 was enough to floor you.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2022
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Just keep the wheel pointed straight, floor it, and go.
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K.c. Colwell,
Car and Driver,
26 June 2021
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Early in the 10th, Wilder floored Ortiz with two rights and a left hook to the head.
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Santos A. Perez,
miamiherald,
4 Mar. 2018
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Fury floored Wilder with glancing left and right shots off the back of his head.
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Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2020
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The images, some of which are printed in this book, floored her.
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Dwight Garner,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2024
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In fact, that’s the most common garage flooring out there!
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Taylor Augustin,
House Beautiful,
30 June 2023
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Bend the knees if necessary to help keep your back flat to floor.
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Mallory Creveling,
Health.com,
10 Sep. 2021
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When revenue grew to six figures in the very first month, I was floored.
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Rolling Stone,
12 Dec. 2023
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But the reason was that no one had walked in my office that just floored me.
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Billboard Staff,
Billboard,
31 May 2019
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The incident report states that Jones has choked, hit and thrown the woman to floor over the past month.
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Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com,
al,
9 Sep. 2021
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In the fourth round, Lara floored Gausha (20-1) with a left uppercut for the fight’s only knockdown.
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Santos A. Perez,
miamiherald,
15 Oct. 2017
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She was floored by the finding, which was first reported by Iowa’s News Now.
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Sydney Page,
Washington Post,
13 Feb. 2024
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If you aren’t already floored by his talents on the ice, surely his tweets will give you life.
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Alexia Lafata,
The Cut,
12 Feb. 2018
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Since dropping the lyric video at 12 a.m. Thursday (May 3) morning, fans have been floored by the singer's use of 3D imagery.
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Lauren Rearick,
Teen Vogue,
3 May 2018
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Everyone is floored at the way this was handled and how he was treated.
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Virginia Chamlee,
Peoplemag,
15 June 2023
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Auburn was floored by the news of Person’s arrest in September 2017.
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Sam Blum | Sblum@al.com,
al.com,
18 July 2019
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The Smyths were floored, and quickly became close with Mack, who continues to run each year for Jonathan.
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Billy Baker,
BostonGlobe.com,
3 Apr. 2018
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If you’re ever stuck in the snow or ice while driving, don’t try to floor your way out of the situation.
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Dennis Mersereau,
Outside Online,
21 Feb. 2019
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According to People, the couple were floored by the gesture.
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Nina Braca,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2018
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Hardy was able to floor each of his opponents in the competition.
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Natasha Dye,
Peoplemag,
20 Sep. 2022
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The room will include ceiling to floor touch screens, almost like giant iPads.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin,
courant.com,
11 Oct. 2021
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The response to her work on social media after the event floored Delp just as much as the order itself.
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Bryce Jones,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Feb. 2023
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All three judges appear to be floored by Brandon’s bilingual singing skills.
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Robbie Daw,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2018
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Roffman was floored that parents wanted their kids to cry.
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Mark Strassmann,
CBS News,
9 Dec. 2019
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Dorenbos received the ring Thursday and was floored by every aspect of it.
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Dan Gartland,
SI.com,
21 June 2018
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But he is still floored by the scene that unfolded that evening, unbeknownst to anyone.
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Joe Sonka,
The Courier-Journal,
20 Mar. 2020
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But Remy said he was floored when the lawyer put him on the stand without properly preparing him.
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Tim Stelloh,
NBC News,
16 Feb. 2024
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