When he hinted that the budget would be cut, I was able to catch someone's drift and adjust my proposal accordingly.

She is so perceptive that she catches one's drift before the explanation is finished.

She had a way of catching one's drift, so people trusted her judgment.

At the meeting, after a few subtle hints about the budget, someone finally admitted they had caught one's drift and volunteered a solution.

Even though he spoke in hints, it's not hard to catch one's drift about his concerns.

The research team calibrated the lithium-drifted silicon detector before installing it in the X-ray spectrometer.

The research team used lithium-drifted silicon detectors to measure low-energy X-rays from the sample.

The driftingness of the old boat made navigating the foggy bay particularly perilous.

The paper boat floated driftingly along the slow current, catching the sunlight.