beached

Example Sentences

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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

Tasmania's Department of Natural Resources and Environment said 157 false killer whales had beached near Arthur River, in the island's north west.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2025

Two of the vessels were beached on Gaza and two others on the coast of Israel near Ashkelon.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024

“No,” he gasped, surfacing fast to be spilled back into reality like someone beached by the crash of a wave.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor