flounder
Example Sentences
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Efforts to deal with fiscal policy, entitlements and other critical issues have floundered.
He didn’t even like seafood until puberty — “back then it was only flounder or sole for me” — but as an adult, he’s circled back to the foods of his childhood.
From Salon
Still, Allen can sympathize with what he calls the “weird conundrum” that Garrett is going through by having such a successful season on a team that’s floundering.
“When the rest of us were floundering around,” Thompson says, “he kind of knew what to do with his life.”
From Los Angeles Times
That rave notice and the many others that followed, along with the rapturous reports sent back by artists and tourists alike, helped shame L.A. into reviving the floundering plans for Disney Hall.
From Los Angeles Times
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