By 1958 Short had become 80% owner of the team by buying out his partners, but the team was floundering.

For a moment, the team floundered as the unfortunate sailor screamed and tried to claw his way out of the man-made trap.

The teams dragged the heavy unwieldy weapons from their emplacements and floundered with them across the stream.

But he was steady even when the team floundered, having reached base safely in 39 consecutive games, the third-longest run in the majors this season.

Before he came to the Nets, the team floundered to a 26-victory season.

The team floundered in 1956 as it struggled to find a permanent replacement for Graham.

Not only that, but because those teams have floundered, the Baltimore Orioles, who began the season badly, had a chance to pull themselves into contention.

But it has never been a real rivalry primarily because, over the last three decades, both teams have floundered more than flourished.

The blue team on the other hand floundered.

The men's team floundered throughout the task, partly because their designer was not helpful.