stay afloat
Example Sentences
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On a recent trip to Lipetsk region, small business owners told me they were struggling to stay afloat.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
He saw leasing part of his land to a solar company as a way to stay afloat and keep the land in the family.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
“We think it’s an achievable gap,” Fagot says, pointing to community fundraising the theater had to enact to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
But unlike other aging vets who stay afloat with guile and experience, Rose has blended the wisdom of years with a full-on embrace of younger methods, retooling everything from his swing to his fitness routines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
The announcement meant that nine of the state’s ten largest banking organizations now needed an aggregate sum of money from public and private sources well into the tens of billions to stay afloat.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
