Sentence examples for flounder under from inspiring English sources

The sentimental myths of nationalism flounder under the cosmopolitan nature of art.

Sometimes his creations flounder under the weight of their intellectual exposition.

Both the Terpsichore-Apollo duet and the Apotheosis feel underwritten, especially as some of the dancers flounder under the most sustained technical challenges.

Within a few months, the bank began to flounder under the burden of failed real estate loans, and Mr. Lerner stepped in as chief executive.

"Without any explanation or accountability, Yahoo has been left to flounder under a discredited leader for an undefined period," Mr. Loeb wrote.

It could also be the last chance for the Democrats, who ended a half-century of virtual one-party rule by the Liberal Democrats two years ago with promises to revitalize Japan, only to flounder under the indecisive leadership of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

Far from explaining "the clear benefits of sponsored academy status", the DfE has floundered under direct questioning.

Much of St. John's offense floundered under the flagging confidence of the freshman point guard Elijah Ingram (4 points).

Details, an upmarket men's magazine which floundered under Condé Nast's cost structure, is now flourishing at Fairchild.

In stark contrast, his opposite number, Quade Cooper, floundered under the pressure heaped on him, and his team suffered as a consequence.

A non-Labor coalition formed in 1917 floundered under a number of crises, including disruption caused by the influenza pandemic of 1918 19.