
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'afloat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Personal flotation device Equipment to help the wearer keep afloat in. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. A lifebuoy is a life-saving buoy designed to be thrown to a person in water. Morgan Enos, Billboard, 4 June 2018 But a proposal is afloat to restore lake herring in Lake Michigan. Rosemary Mccarthy,, 26 July 2019 The statement was made after it was announced that ABC and Roseanne’s cast and crew have been debating a way to keep the show’s brand afloat, including a possible spinoff with Darlene as the main character. 2019 Must have kept her afloat in ways that family couldn’t.

2020 A year ago, the Orioles were somewhat afloat and without a permanent solution in baseball operations or a field staff in place.

Puller, a ship that serves as an afloat landing base. That fact alone is why so many people have tossed their traditional mattresses and made the switch to a waterbed mattress. 2020 The American vessels included the USS Paul Hamilton, a Navy destroyer and the USS Lewis B. Unlike traditional mattresses, an Afloat mattress supports your entire body we’re talking every nook and cranny, eliminating pressure points.

2020 The prospect of news outlets turning to the government for financial assistance to keep afloat raises obvious questions about how organizations can maintain independence and objectivity. 2020 On Friday, Trump signed a $484 billion bill to aid employers and hospitals under stress from the pandemic - the latest federal effort to help keep afloat businesses that have had to close or scale down.ī, 24 Apr. Recent Examples on the Web The bill is the latest effort by the federal government to help keep afloat businesses that have had to close or dramatically alter their operations as states try to slow the spread of the virus.Īndrew Taylor, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Apr.
