Example Sentences

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Either way, it seems increasingly likely that the rest of his agenda will founder, leaving Gorsuch as his sole triumph.

From Slate • May 17, 2017

In that fog, they’re terrified the ship of state will founder and all the more grateful for a firm hand at the helm, one who seems to have an inside track on reality.

From Forbes • Mar. 5, 2015

Satisfying these conditions will be so tricky that some analysts think the deal will founder.

From Economist • Sep. 20, 2012

A school that does not aggressively manage its ranking will founder, and because there are no cops on this beat, there is no downside to creative accounting.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2011

The rocks are plain to see on which our richly freighted ship of life will founder.

From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by Findlay, G. G.