afloat

Example Sentences

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The overall impression was one of a theater industry treading water — the goal being to stay afloat until the culture, the state of national politics and the economics of producing improve.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The low unemployment will help keep households afloat, but expect some belt-tightening to start taking place by May—especially if price pressures remain elevated.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Even as LIV seeks outside investors to keep it afloat, it will be nearly impossible for it to exist bearing any resemblance to its current form after the Saudis lost billions on the endeavor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

That income is crucial to keeping them afloat on the road.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

It was empty and battered but it was still afloat.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook