castaway

Example Sentences

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The Seahawks were paced by a brilliant performance by quarterback Sam Darnold, a Jets castaway who rebuilt himself in Minnesota before landing in Seattle this past offseason.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

The two other prominent theories are that Earhart crash-landed on or near the then-Japanese Marshall Islands, or that she made it to Nikumaroro island near Kiribati and died a castaway there.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

Years later when a shred of aircraft aluminum and the rubber heel from a woman’s shoe were found on an island 400 miles from Earhart’s destination, she was imagined to have been a castaway.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2024

Villain vs. victim in some folks’ minds, but at the very least — survivor vs. castaway.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023

My first instinct is to jump out of the car to shout and wave like a deranged island castaway, but before I can give in to the impulse, the plane is gone.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman