He kept working sporadically, but his career foundered.

While at Warner his career foundered, and after a number of bit parts he left films in the early 1930s.

But his career ultimately foundered in Vietnam, in the tragic experience that tarnished the reputations of many other senior American officials.

From the mid-1960s, Traversi's career foundered as her recordings met with little success.

He later said his conducting career had foundered because of his insistence on programming new music.

With both his career and his marriage foundered on the rocks, time to go find some time in the sun.

Mr. Harris, a Texas native, was a professional football player whose career was foundering because of injuries.

Their careers had foundered, whereas yours is just beginning.

He returned to Chicago as host of "Hi, Ladies," a radio show aimed at housewives, but his career foundered in the 1950's.

Governor Turner's political career had foundered due to the Great Depression but he was still influential in 1955.