anchored
Example Sentences
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Upon arriving in San Francisco on Feb. 1, 1849, Rosales observed 34 ships “of all nationalities” anchored in the bay; by summer, there would be more than 100, most of them abandoned and crewless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Tracking data shows the ship was anchored at the southern end of the Bosphorus strait until Monday when it entered the Black Sea heading north.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
For all the concern over inflation being too high for too long, a market-based measure points to it remaining more anchored over the long term.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
The monitoring systems use instruments anchored to the seafloor that continuously measure pressure, temperature, density, and ocean currents.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
Could be just a boat anchored on its mooring, farther away than I think.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
