flounder

I tipped Spain to beat France but still did not expect such a flat performance and their star-studded frontline to flounder as badly as they did.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

“The Little Sister” grows even more intriguing once the love affair runs aground, forcing Fatima to flounder in her heartache.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

Auditors emphasized the $32.99 stuffed flounder eight city employees ordered at a restaurant 30 miles from Elizabeth City.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Or, with no party organisation behind him, he could flounder.

From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026

He began to flounder wildly, as if he had waked to find himself in ten feet of water.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Notice how AI doomers can seem like gaffed flounders when encountering a non-pilled reporter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

If Pelinka makes the trade and gives Ham the missing piece and the team still flounders … maybe then, you consider firing him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2024

Yet Italians can expect to live about five years longer than Americans, a gap that has widened even as the Italian economy flounders.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2023

South Korea's central bank raised its policy interest rate by an unprecedented half point on Wednesday, aiming to pull inflation from 24-year highs while balancing fear of a sharp economic downturn as business activity flounders.

From Reuters ● Jul. 13, 2022

One part of it was reserved for the fishermen who brought crabs and oysters and bass and flounders.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien

Plus, more than one, external US company working in this space has floundered in recent years, external.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Attempts at diplomacy have floundered as fighting escalates on several fronts across Africa's third-largest country.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

While Russell has floundered a little, less comfortable with the car, and is still afflicted by bad luck, pace seems to flow from Antonelli so easily.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Other U.S.-based sodium-ion startups have floundered of late.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

The special floundered, not knowing what to do; a variety of mute expressions crossed his face and then, turning, he shuffled out of the apartment, leaving Rick alone.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

It doesn’t help that you two were hired together and you’ve clearly thrived while she seems to be floundering.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

The performance adds to the list of fiscal challenges in the country, where budget deficits were swelling and giant projects floundering even before the war in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

He was the emotionally tortured and volatile chef who left behind a rising career in Michelin-starred restaurants to return to Chicago, his hometown, to run his recently deceased brother’s floundering sandwich joint.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

Crucially, the firm also is bullish on Intel’s foundry business, which was seen as a floundering effort as recently as last year.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

Peninsula Luggage was floundering, and they could no longer afford our mortgage and my sister's college tuition.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi