stranded
adjective
strand·ed
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Definition of stranded
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Examples of stranded in a Sentence
stranded whales often die because their bodies overheat on the hot sand
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The United Nations refugee agency urgently appealed to European governments Tuesday to let two migrant rescue ships disembark more than 500 passengers who remain stranded at sea as countries bicker over who should take responsibility for them. — Washington Post, "UN urges reluctant EU nations to help stranded migrants," 14 Aug. 2019 The city would use $750,000 in former federal Enterprise Zone money as the initial capital to buy stranded capacity to start the bank. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego aims to bolster biotech, breweries with new water proposals," 26 July 2019 If the whale’s food source is endangered by climate change, researchers would expect to find more stranded and emaciated whales during their next migrations. — Daniel Wolfe, Quartz, "Scientists are worried that a thousand gray whales have died so far this year," 20 July 2019 Bertha, meanwhile, remained stranded deep underground. — Michelle Baruchman, The Seattle Times, "A look back at the Alaskan Way Viaduct as its demise — and the new Highway 99 tunnel — draw near," 7 Jan. 2019 Officials spent nearly an entire day rescuing seven stranded Atlantic white-sided dolphins found on a Dennis beach Sunday morning, authorities said. — Elise Takahama, BostonGlobe.com, "Officials successfully rescued 7 stranded dolphins stuck on a Dennis beach," 21 May 2018 Trapani at one point worked on a stranded response team for wildlife on the Virginia coast. — Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star, "The Indy 500 is actually super trashy," 21 May 2018 The plane — which in its long history has served as both a weather reconnaissance craft and a rescue vehicle for stranded hurricane victims — took off at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday from an airport in Savannah. — Avi Selk, Washington Post, "‘A C-130 literally just dropped out of the sky:’ A deadly plane crash stuns drivers in Savannah," 3 May 2018 Instead, these fragile minority communities mostly remain stranded at displacement shelters in Kurdistan without the means to rebuild their villages. — Nina Shea, WSJ, "How to Help Iraq’s Religious Minorities," 21 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stranded.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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