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

“If you want to have the stuffed flounder, buy it yourself,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026

I caught lots of small fish, mackerel and pollock and cod and flounder, and cleaned ’em, too.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

As Target flounders, some competitors are growing fast.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

Most of the 10 schools are in less-than-ideal position to swallow significant buyouts if the head coach flounders next season.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024

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

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

He bought three flounders from the man for a quarter.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

While Starmer floundered in the polls, Burnham agitated for change.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

But he floundered at sea and was picked up by Chinese fishermen, who handed him to the police.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

Having been branded the next Bernstein, MTT floundered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

Borthwick, whose side have floundered in defeats by Scotland and Ireland in the past two rounds of the Six Nations, said the pressure that comes with being an England coach is a constant.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 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

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

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

They left the protection of the convoy and headed back toward the floundering little vessels.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham