flounder
Example Sentences
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The outlook for younger workers could flounder if the effects of the recent oil shock lead to a pullback in discretionary spending.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
Doncic looks like an MVP in purple and gold, while the Mavericks flounder in the cellar of the Western Conference.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025
I still rewatch Hasan doing what he does best, and I admire him—because in that chair I’d probably flounder and set our people back a decade.
From Slate • Jul. 29, 2025
He points to Kevin Costner's Horizon films, originally envisioned as a multi-part theatrical franchise, only to flounder once the first instalment tanked, as an example of the dangers.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2025
He catches flounder and sea bass and bluefish.
From "Sarah, Plain and Tall" by Patricia MacLachlan
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