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Flounders is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Flounders in a sentence

Related words

Flounders | Flounder | Floundering | Floundered

Flounders meaning

third-person singular simple present indicative of flounder

Using Flounders

  • The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of flounder
  • In the example corpus, flounders often appears in combinations such as: flounders and, flounders in.

Context around Flounders

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

fermanagh 1× crew 1× party 1× minnesota 1× act 1× endgame 1× team 1× criterion 1× habitat 1×

Often after:

swimmers 1× desperately 1× ambush 1×

Sentence patterns with Flounders

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

24 the flounders and spiny 1× and minnesota flounders without him 1× assure mr flounders and all 1× avengers endgame flounders desperately in 1× conservative party flounders in the 1× deck crew flounders in the 1× fermanagh flounders swimmers braving 1× habitat flounders ambush their 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and the hotly 1× as much fun 1× cases may also 1× fermanagh flounders swimmers 1× habitat flounders ambush 1× prime minister rishi 1×

Common sentence endings:

and coral reefs 1× flounders and dies 1× for several years 1× for that drop 1× not been forgotten 1× playboy s wake 1×

Words around Flounders

Just before it in the word index:

floundering 55 floundered 31 flounder 68 flouncy 4 flouncing 5 flounces 2

Just after it in the word index:

flour 819 floured 28 flourescent 2 flouride 3 flouring 3 flourish 485

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Flounders

  • In this selection, "flounders" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, fermanagh, crew, party, swimmers, desperately and ambush stand out and add context to how "flounders" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 24 the flounders and spiny and and minnesota flounders without him. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "flounders" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with flounders

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

And Minnesota flounders without him! (5 words)

Small-market team flounders for several years. (7 words)

Fermanagh Flounders swimmers braving the cold water at Trory. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who’s suffered from low favorability ratingshis Conservative party flounders in the polls, hailed that his government halved inflation— last year, although economic experts questioned whether he could take credit for that drop. (37 words)

It does have some problems (the third act flounders a little and lays on the cheese), but overall, Jenkins' old-school adventure served as a terrific setup for Diana's cinematic future. (32 words)

I would like to assure Mr Flounders and all our residents that work has been and continues to be undertaken at town council and Long Bridge has not been forgotten. (30 words)

Exclamation examples

And Minnesota flounders without him! (5 words)

Example sentences (12)

Fermanagh Flounders swimmers braving the cold water at Trory.

Some people have suggested that race will be the issue upon which the British Boxing Board of Control (BBB of C) flounders and dies.

As much fun as everyone had on the final night, the deck crew flounders in the morning as they are unprepared for docking.

I would like to assure Mr Flounders and all our residents that work has been and continues to be undertaken at town council and Long Bridge has not been forgotten.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who’s suffered from low favorability ratingshis Conservative party flounders in the polls, hailed that his government halved inflation— last year, although economic experts questioned whether he could take credit for that drop.

And Minnesota flounders without him!

It does have some problems (the third act flounders a little and lays on the cheese), but overall, Jenkins' old-school adventure served as a terrific setup for Diana's cinematic future.

And the hotly anticipated first film since Avengers: Endgame flounders desperately in the billionaire playboy’s wake.

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Small-market team flounders for several years.

Cases may also arise in which a speaker of dialect X can understand a speaker of dialect Y, but not vice versa; the mutual intelligibility criterion flounders here as well.

Habitat Flounders ambush their prey, feeding at soft muddy areas of the sea bottom, near bridge piles, docks and coral reefs.

The Biological Bulletin 218(1): 15-24 The flounders and spiny turbots eat smaller fish, and have well-developed teeth.

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Common combinations with flounders

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "flounders" in a sentence?
An example: "Fermanagh Flounders swimmers braving the cold water at Trory." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "flounders" from authentic English texts.
What does "flounders" mean?
Flounders means: third-person singular simple present indicative of flounder
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