strand

Example Sentences

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The margin of error is less than the width of a strand of hair.

From The Wall Street Journal

There has been talk of a massive operation to rescue the stranded boats and fix the hole to allow the waterway to function again, but what exactly does that involve?

From BBC

More than 20 containers of radioactive zinc stranded in Manila Bay for months have been brought ashore to a "safe place", the country's nuclear research director told AFP on Wednesday.

From Barron's

Her hair was perfectly arranged, too, not a single strand daring to make its way out of place.

From Literature

Thousands of tourists have been stranded in Finland's Lapland as a severe cold spell has grounded flights out of one of its airports.

From BBC