Collocations for adrift - adj.
VERBS
be
come
I nearly suffocated when the pipe of my breathing apparatus came adrift.
come
I nearly suffocated when the pipe of my breathing apparatus came adrift.
go
(figurative)
Our plans had gone badly adrift.
Our plans had gone badly adrift.
cast sb/sth,
cut sb/sth,
set sb/sth
Their boat had been set adrift.
Their boat had been set adrift.
PREPOSITION
from
He had been cut adrift from everything he knew. (figurative)
He had been cut adrift from everything he knew. (figurative)
in
She felt cast adrift in a vulgar, materialistic society. (figurative)
She felt cast adrift in a vulgar, materialistic society. (figurative)
of
(BrE)
The team are now just six points adrift of the leaders (= behind their score).
The team are now just six points adrift of the leaders (= behind their score).