afloat

Example Sentences

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“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

That’s because if high-income shoppers scale back their spending, then the other horizontal lines of the “E” — the lower and middle classes — may not have enough spending power to keep the economy afloat.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Healthcare is also keeping the labor market afloat.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The ship also had a series of watertight compartments and could remain afloat if up to four were breached.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

My entire genealogy file, my notebooks, my books, everything was afloat; I nearly cried, and I was so upset I started speaking German.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank