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Example Sentences
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But the unions say the carrier was poorly prepared for the bad weather, which left workers stranded away from homes, sleeping in airports and placed on hold for six hours or more.
From Barron's
But what’s even more surprising is that she made landfall four hours early, stranding tens of thousands of people trying to get home or leave the area.”
From Literature
Nanopores are extremely small openings that allow single strands of DNA to pass through while producing electrical signals.
From Science Daily
Unbelievable free-kick against Manchester City with pure technique to slice across the ball to make it swing from left to right and leave Donnarumma stranded.
From BBC
In a North Carolina factory, it pulls glass strands as thin as a human hair, yet upward of 30 miles long.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
