| Nonetheless, a few braver souls plunged into the surf to capture the trio who now floundered in water, which now swallowed them up. |
| Because four years of mind-numbing lectures have dulled my mental reflexes, I momentarily floundered in a sea of possible replies. |
| Once in Ireland, he floundered in a confused situation, victim of Charles I's tricky diplomacy. |
| Some component firms prospered but many more specialist car component enterprises floundered. |
| The boys then stood there and laughed at her as she floundered around in the water, her wet hair plastered over her face. |
| Children who had plunged 30 feet off the bridge floundered in the muddy waters, trying to reach dry land. |
