run aground
Example Sentences
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A South Korean passenger ferry carrying 246 passengers and 21 crew has run aground on rocks off the country's south-east coast.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025
The world's largest iceberg has run aground in shallow waters off the remote British island of South Georgia, home to millions of penguins and seals.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025
“What remains missing is tangible progress towards succession to give investors sufficient confidence that the company will not run aground after Iger departs, and in doing so, avoid future mutinies.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2024
Some of these ideas will be melded into existing efforts, others will run aground because they are impractical or not allowable under contract law or current labor agreements.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023
The captain gave him a quizzical look and answered that the ship would most certainly hit something—would run aground or into a reef.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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