stay afloat
Example Sentences
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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
"It's dwindling down that much, you can't physically stay afloat sometimes," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
“We think it’s an achievable gap,” Fagot says, pointing to community fundraising the theater had to enact to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
A growing share of middle-income workers report taking on debt or relocating to lower-cost housing simply to stay afloat.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
The water was cold and rough, threatening many times to tear the raft apart, but with teeth chattering and bodies shivering, they managed to stay afloat all night.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
