flailing

Example Sentences

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But I couldn’t predict how bizarre her flailing would be, especially after she publicly hugged Vance in a way that stoked widespread rumors that the two are more than friends.

From Salon

I was flailing in a newfound weightless oblivion.

From Salon

Sapporo’s flailing effort does not endanger the Games’ future, analysts said.

From New York Times

But DeSantis is flailing a bit for the same reason there's a trail of dead presidential hopes in Trump's wake: nobody knows how to deal with him.

From Salon

With a flailing economy, and his people going hungry, his advancing nuclear weapons programme is "the only card he has left to play", Yang says.

From BBC