keep afloat
Example Sentences
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To keep afloat, the school stages performances at tourist sites and runs a halal steamed-bun shop.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
You’re holding so much together at all times, and there’s so much that you retain and keep afloat and maintain, and you try to do it as gracefully as possible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
The economic crunch has meant that some companies have had to downsize to keep afloat in the face of rising operating costs, pushing young people like Mr Maxwell into an already saturated labour market.
From BBC ● May 31, 2025
My will to live was slippery at best, but I knew I had to keep afloat for my eldest daughter, Grace, who loves birthdays, parties, and merriment.
From Slate ● May 13, 2024
It was as much as ever he could do to keep afloat, and when he reached the grating he rolled over in the water, belly uppermost, like a dying fish.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
