afloat

Example Sentences

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An improving labor market is buoying homebuyer demand, Redfin says, which is keeping home price growth afloat.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The business has since been selling off its assets piecemeal while being kept afloat by original equipment manufacturers who agreed to fund the company to avoid losing access to key auto parts for their businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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 players’ private lives were an intense daily struggle to stay afloat.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John