flounder

Example Sentences

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Intel has long dominated the server chip market, Windsor said, while Arm-based chips “have often floundered” due to incompatibility with legacy software systems in data centers.

From MarketWatch

When Robert Duvall was floundering around in college, his father, a career Navy man who retired with the rank of rear admiral, told him to shape up — and start acting.

From Los Angeles Times

Germany were floundering at that stage and, although they cut the deficit, Mouat closed out another couple in the ninth end to secure the win.

From BBC

As the play flounders, director Jo Bonney casts about for solutions.

From Los Angeles Times

Homan, for whom Olympic gold has proved elusive throughout a stellar career, was floundering.

From BBC