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

Flagged transactions made on the public dime include beer-can coolers in Daytona Beach, stuffed flounder in Elizabeth City, N.C., and Costco groceries in Connecticut.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026

If sole were the sole type of fish whose name had multiple meanings, that would be one thing to carp about, but three is enough to make anyone flounder.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

As the play flounders, director Jo Bonney casts about for solutions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026

Evergrande's offshore bondholders are expected to sharpen their focus on offshore assets as the developer's debt restructuring plan flounders with the founder now being investigated over suspected "illegal crimes".

From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2023

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

He bought three flounders from the man for a quarter.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

He floundered as the Wolverines barely beat Western Michigan, the underdog, in the season opener, then looked stronger in a win Saturday against No. 11 Oklahoma.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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

The Bucks floundered without him and the coach paid the price.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

A few frogs lost their heads and floundered among the feet and got through and these were saved.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

Last March's 3-0 win for Forest at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium provided the platform for the visitors' survival bid while leaving Spurs floundering until the final day.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

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

Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane, and Erling Haaland have spent the past four weeks feasting on floundering defenses all over America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 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

Using charmspeak wasn’t easy when she was floundering in a whirlpool, but she got Achelous s attention.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan