Example sentences for: foundering

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

  • For most quiz participants, the "precarious venture" that needed saving was either a failing TV show or a foundering political campaign.

  • Slate is obviously a product of our foundering educational system: It does not know or care about the law or what is right and wrong.

  • Comments made by senators in breaks from yesterday's continuous palavering suggest that the fast track proposal is, in the words of the NYT , "foundering," with a number of Senate Republicans bucking their leadership to complain that the House managers are entitled to more time to make their case against President Clinton.

  • The warning on Spanish maps unfortunately did little to stop ships from running aground or foundering on the treacherous shoals; even today treasure lost centuries ago is still being discovered and salvaged.

  • The papers also report that censure is fading fast, foundering on a combination of strict constitutional readings and disputes about precise wording.


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