afloat
Example Sentences
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You will have enough trouble keeping yourselves afloat, without attempting to stop me from drowning also.
From Literature
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She’s mostly kept it afloat with money she saved while working in real estate in Chicago.
From Los Angeles Times
This time he didn’t have the help of a star to keep him afloat.
From Literature
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He could tear it into strips but he knew it was not heavy enough to hold the trees together, once they were afloat.
From Literature
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Widespread conflicts around the world and the Covid pandemic have triggered supply chain disruption and wild variation in freight costs, meaning some operators are struggling to stay afloat.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.