How to Use hover in a Sentence

hover

1 of 2 verb
  • The country hovers on the brink of famine.
  • Bees hovered around the hive.
  • Watch as the hummingbird hovers over the flowers.
  • The patient was hovering between life and death.
  • Waiters hovered near our table.
  • Temperatures will continue to hover around freezing.
  • Unemployment rates were hovering around 10 percent.
  • Drones hover miles above ground.
    — The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Her face hovered over me, dark, young, tense.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Oct. 2025
  • His last two games have hovered around 12.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Overnight lows will hover in the mid-60s.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Overnight lows should hover in the low 70s.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Klaus pops up in the movie a few times like a hovering ghost.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
  • No more hovering at the oven door.
    — Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The other hovered near the flat space where her breast had been.
    — Keith M. Bellizzi, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The Celtics love to hover their heels over the precipice just for kicks.
    — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2023
  • And that's just while hovering in place!
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026
  • Bring your back knee toward the floor, and hover an inch or so above the ground.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 24 Sep. 2025
  • These two are the league’s best chance to do it, and both have odds hovering in the teens.
    — David Ubben, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • My fingers hover over the screen, thinking about what to text back.
    — Michael Nied, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The index has hovered around the same level over the past three months.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
  • At the same time, the stock market is hovering near record highs.
    — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 27 May 2026
  • No more pesky little fruit flies hovering around the fruit bowl in this house.
    — Christine Fiorentino, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The team that has the best chance to hover in the middle of the standings for years?
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • Several drones from each side hovered above, some just a few feet over their heads.
    — Alex Horton, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Chinese lanterns hover above their heads like red halos.
    — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Overhead, white fairy terns hover and peep among coconut trees.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Steel chunks bigger than buildings hover over the ground.
    — Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • In most states, her share of the vote hovered at around 25 percent or less.
    — Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The price of oil has hovered around $100 a barrel this week.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026

hover

2 of 2 noun
  • Pause to let the bait glide, stop, and hover.
    — Cory Schmidt, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Make sure your back knee hovers just above the floor.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Lisa hovers in the back, holding the door open for her staff.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
  • An electric cloud hovers above the room.
    — Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026
  • This is not a concept image or a brief hover test.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Press your hips up to the ceiling then lower down to a hover.
    — Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-Cpt, Good Housekeeping, 22 July 2021
  • The underside of the roof is clad in teak and hovers over the house.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The forecast for this year and next hovers around one percent growth.
    — Thomas Graham, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Almost none hover over train tracks, let alone one of the country’s busiest freight lines.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Similar fears for the future hover over the rest of the team.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 June 2026
  • That balance and power is challenged on this hover to drive lunge move.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 30 Nov. 2022
  • But the confluence of these two events hovers in the background.
    — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Fruit Flies Tiny fruit flies are flies that hover over your fruit bowl, trash cans, or drains.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
  • Drones that arrive, hover, and vanish.
    — Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Engage your core and glutes and lower down with control, and stop when your back knee hovers just off the ground.
    — Women's Health, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Crews rounded up the only air boat in the district, plus a hover craft for backup.
    — Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Why do pleasure and terror hover so close together in the blue light?
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 7 May 2026
  • On the day of our second interview, the specter of a writers strike hovers.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 9 May 2023
  • The threat of death—or at least the loss of capacity to function well—hovers over me.
    — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The joy of discovery hovers over every page.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Midnight is expected to progress from hover to full flight in the coming months.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The threat of something violent about to happen hovers in the air.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
  • It’s known that stars sometimes detach, approach, and hover.
    — David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • And from both directions, a steady flow of traffic hovers above the speed limit.
    — Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Depression hovers, though the word is seldom used.
    — Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
  • An old crane hovers above the Hudson, lending the retreat an elegiac feel.
    — Gary Shteyngart, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Atlanta is coming off a Friday that saw the high hover around 70.
    — Matt Bruce, ajc, 12 Feb. 2022
  • The monthly rent hovers around $11,000.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
  • But the best part is going to bed with the curtains open to watch the moon hover over the inky peaks and star-gaze from under the cozy covers.
    — Grainne McBride, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • An atomic chandelier hovers above the dining area.
    — Kristine Hansen, Architectural Digest, 30 Apr. 2026

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