afloat

Example Sentences

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Well, the LNG terminal will keep your economy afloat for the foreseeable.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

She and her husband, who is also unemployed after being laid off two years ago, have had to downsize their home and pull from retirement savings to stay afloat.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

“Simply stated, to keep these important educational institutions afloat, almost all zoos across the United States have turned to public-private partnerships,” the civil grand jury wrote in its 2025-2026 report.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

This, sadly, is also the story of traditional TV writ large—kept afloat by football.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

‘I dislike it very much. But I suppose if I had to, I could make shift to keep afloat for a little while.’

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams