sinking ship
Example Sentences
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After five consecutive losses, several weeks of mounting frustration, and the most painful collapse imaginable the night before, the Dodgers took a crucial first step toward righting their sinking ship on Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025
"We're the ones still here. We're standing up. We're shouting for our players. We're backing them 100%. And he's just run off like a rat from a sinking ship."
From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025
Who buys a ticket to get on a sinking ship?
From Seattle Times • May 11, 2024
Were that not sufficiently beyond the pale, their client then took the helm of the sinking ship and plunged it farther into the rocks by repeating the same lies directly to the judge.
From Slate • Jan. 16, 2024
He splashed around, acting like he was a pirate on a sinking ship.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
