afloat

Example Sentences

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I who couldn’t stay afloat in a little creek in broad daylight, dive into this lake in the middle of the night?

From Literature

To stay afloat, she has had to make sure her family keeps child care front and center.

From Los Angeles Times

It's easy to blame the protesters for preventing the CCA from staying afloat but it has failed to find a way round the significant challenges it's faced.

From BBC

They have developed a technique that makes ordinary metal tubes unsinkable -- meaning the tubes stay afloat regardless of how long they remain underwater or how much damage they sustain.

From Science Daily

Bolton and his brother have tried to keep the firm in business, but he said he can no longer afford to pump in money to keep it afloat.

From BBC