beached

Example Sentences

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But I can choose to recognize that some performers, artistic works and brands are simply too big to fail or bury, so they become some version of a beached grey whale’s corpse.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

At the toe of the bluff, the geotubes stretched out like a beached Leviathan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Vonk and his team ensure the country is ready for extreme scenarios: a drought meaning all inland shipping is beached or a devastating storm surge.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

At one point the overloaded boat appeared to be beached on a sand bar by the retreating tide but then it moved further out to sea.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024

Henry swings a violent U-turn that takes down a little crepe myrtle tree on the island between lanes, and we’re beached there, spinning our wheels, kicking up leaves and pink flowers.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman