aground

Example Sentences

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She co-founded a school for orphans, preserved and sold Hamilton’s papers, and commissioned a biographical project that kept running aground.

From The Wall Street Journal

Transport Minister Kevin Stewart has called for an investigation into a ferry running aground on Orkney to be completed "sooner rather than later".

From BBC

The MV Alfred ran aground in the Pentland Firth in Swona in July last year, with 97 people on board who were transferred to lifeboats.

From BBC

The MV Alfred itself ran aground in the Pentland Firth in Swona in July last year, with 97 people on board who were transferred to lifeboats.

From BBC

The budget also comes just a week after the ferry Walla Walla ran aground on Bainbridge Island, a stark reminder of the ferry system’s fragility.

From Seattle Times