At times, white clouds drifted softly, released the gentle rain.

What were those white fluffy things drifting softly down from the sky?

The snow drifted softly earthward from the gray skies above.

White speckled the darkness beyond the battlement, drifting softly to cover the ground.

Sergei's voice softly drifted out of the darkness.

At one point the image is drops of water that might be rain or tears, each drop landing with violence, then drifting softly downward.

If in the past Mr. Owens's skirts dragged on the floor, they now drifted softly around the hips and legs.

We stood clasped together as the ash drifted softly down upon us.

His mother drifted softly into death six months later.

Voices drifted softly across the water, and soon townspeople began to gather along tk, shore to watch their ship depart.