He was surrounded by people whose vaguely recognizable names float hazily in the city's collective memory.

Meanwhile, Poti's name is still floating around in trade rumors.

Sally-Anne's name floated across to them as they prepared to leave.

I just keep getting that name floating in at the oddest times.

Venutios' mouth made a shape and the name floated towards her, slow as a leaf on a pond.

The names float easily to the surface.

All the old human names floated through her mind in the last seconds.

The names floated before his mind's eye.

From the ocean of his thoughts, a name floated to the surface.

The name floated into his mind like a bright balloon.