keep afloat
Example Sentences
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With income growth pausing and inflation increasing, people tapped into savings to keep afloat.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
“Forget what I had to go through after that to keep myself together and keep afloat in the world,” says Mr. Squier.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
My will to live was slippery at best, but I knew I had to keep afloat for my eldest daughter, Grace, who loves birthdays, parties, and merriment.
From Slate • May 13, 2024
He says he saved £50,000 over the last 30 years ready for his retirement but says this is all gone just to keep afloat in the last four years.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2023
It was as much as ever he could do to keep afloat, and when he reached the grating he rolled over in the water, belly uppermost, like a dying fish.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
