Foundered

He brought it home, and it’s since become the fizzy golden sea on which a million dreams have been floated or foundered.

His campaign foundered, characterised by bizarre conspiracy claims and a story about his disposal of a bear carcass in Central Park, but he is, crucially, the nephew of John F. Kennedy, and the name still resonates in US politics.

The ship carrying it may have foundered, preserving the statue for centuries in the sea.

Until now, efforts to sue Saudi officials and the kingdom over Khashoggi’s and al-Jabri’s cases have foundered.

Without an injection from the Fed into Treasury, the purchase would have foundered.

Plans to raise have foundered to this day due to lack of funding.

As my profession foundered and wages fell, even working full time as a freelancer earned me so little, I lost my house in 2011.

No honeymoon lasts long in politics, and he foundered when his former attorney general and justice minister, the Indigenous leader Jody Wilson-Raybould and members of his staff of pressuring her over a corruption case against a major engineering company.

States that include New York, New Jersey and Illinois have offered subsidies for nuclear power, but legislation to do the same in Pennsylvania foundered in the face of strong opposition from residents – and from supporters of renewables and gas.

The Egyptian tourism industry has foundered in the years since the uprising against ex-leader Hosni Mubarak in 2011.

After twelve days at sea, the ship foundered in a gale.

Benjamin Franklin had attempted to persuade the French to lead by example and stop issuing letters of marque to their corsairs, but the effort foundered when war loomed with Britain once again.

Despite the two generals' mutual admiration, negotiations foundered, according to the Romans due to "Punic faith", meaning bad faith.

Despite this, the business foundered until 1902 when Col. Matt Winn of Louisville put together a syndicate of businessmen to acquire the facility.

During the peak period of Murray River commerce (roughly 1855 to 1920), it presented a major impediment to the passage of goods and produce between Adelaide and the Murray settlements, and many vessels foundered or were wrecked there.

In the midst of seeking capital, however, Shackleton's plans foundered when Northern Russia fell to Bolshevik control.sfn He was discharged from the army in October 1919, retaining his rank of major.

Ruth and Navin negotiated over the phone while Ruth was in Hawaii, but those talks foundered when Navin refused to give Ruth a portion of the Tigers' box office proceeds.

Seven locks, each with a small rise, were planned, but the scheme foundered in 1797 due to financial difficulties.

Small Time Crooks was a relative financial success, grossing over $17 million domestically but Allen's next four films foundered at the box office, including Allen's most costly film, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (with a budget of $26 million).

The Forfarshire had foundered on the rocks and broken in half: one of the halves had sunk during the night.