flailing

Example Sentences

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Or maybe Becerra was, indeed, a feckless, flailing and thoroughly awful Cabinet member, deserving of scorn and shame.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Messi toyed with United like a kid on the Playstation - twisting, turning, nutmegging defenders whose flailing white shirts might as well have been a call for surrender.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Hannah Einbinder of “Hacks” stars as Kris, an indie-film director tasked to reboot a flailing horror franchise in the vein of “Friday the 13th.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

“Agility is great, but unless you have a plan, you’re still flailing around,” Birken said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

All I could see of him was a dark head, and flailing hands, as he struggled to grab ahold, as he tried to keep himself afloat.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo