stay afloat
Example Sentences
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The overall impression was one of a theater industry treading water — the goal being to stay afloat until the culture, the state of national politics and the economics of producing improve.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
Spirit had been trying to stay afloat but it wasn’t able to strike a bailout deal with the U.S. government.
From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026
He saw leasing part of his land to a solar company as a way to stay afloat and keep the land in the family.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
A Staffordshire pub said it was reluctantly having to increase drink prices to help stay afloat, or face losing staff or cutting opening hours.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
All the canned goods they gave us probably helped them stay afloat.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
