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Example sentences for: floundered

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

Either the trader bet wrong on oil futures, or he floundered trying to corner the market for Red Pokémon, when everyone knows Yellow is where you have to be."
In each case, those companies that recognized the changes and adjusted to them flourished, while those that didn't floundered and eventually went under.
In your response, you used the word "floundered."
Boxers floundered.
well, floundered.