afloat

Example Sentences

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Healthcare is also keeping the labor market afloat.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

That’s because if high-income shoppers scale back their spending, then the other horizontal lines of the “E” — the lower and middle classes — may not have enough spending power to keep the economy afloat.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Keeping the ship afloat until the talented recruiting class that includes Saniyah Hall makes its way to campus.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

What’s keeping the jobs market afloat these days is Grandma and Grandpa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

It hits the existing seawater with such force that, even though we’re as far as we can get from it, the surf bubbles up around our knees, setting our few possessions afloat.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins