afloat

Example Sentences

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It’s unclear how much longer Spikevax and similar products can keep Moderna afloat.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Larrie—who used to be CEO and is now co-chairman of the company board—was inspired by watching his father, John Evans, keep the business afloat during Prohibition.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

When Perry’s parents divorced, her mother, too arrogant to sustain a conventional job, resorted to other ways to keep the family afloat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Spirit had been trying to stay afloat but it wasn’t able to strike a bailout deal with the U.S. government.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

The fish may be monsters, and you may be afloat on a doomed vessel—a pirate ship, perhaps—unaware of the breadth and the depth of the peril it sails upon.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman