flounder

Example Sentences

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Or, with no party organisation behind him, he could flounder.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

None seem to take note of this wealth of services as some of them flounder in their own bad habits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

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 • Dec. 14, 2025

I still rewatch Hasan doing what he does best, and I admire him—because in that chair I’d probably flounder and set our people back a decade.

From Slate • Jul. 29, 2025

“We showed him pictures of the whole family. And that great shot of you holding that flounder on the boat!”

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio