Words similar to afloat

Example sentences for: afloat

How can you use “afloat” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The junks are a picturesque sight: children frolicking on the poop deck, women preparing food or playing mah-jong, elderly folk watching the sunset, dogs and cats underfoot, songbirds in bamboo cages overhead — and all afloat.
The Sailor's Wordbook , published more than a hundred years ago, offers this explanation: “ `Son of a gun' is an epithet conveying contempt in a slight degree and was originally applied to boys born afloat.
The other thing keeping the company afloat is that it's been run by people who were taking home nice salaries and plenty of corporate perks even as they were destroying shareholder value with each passing day.
When the bubble burst, entire companies vanished, and the major players have barely struggled to stay afloat.
More generally, they have lately accorded Clinton a measure of respect for presiding over peace and prosperity, and simply for staying afloat for five years.