floundering
Example Sentences
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“He called it ‘Flounders Day,’ ” his son, Rich Wood, explains, “because they’d be floundering around the store, getting in everyone’s way.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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
However, the event is floundering as one act after another withdraws.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Many of the players expected to challenge Sinner are floundering, with a glance at the leading French Open seeds offering little suggestion that he can be defeated.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
"Through here, I said-" The boar was floundering away from them.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
