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Example Sentences
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The story by William Golding, about young boys stranded on an island who descend into bloody chaos, left a "profound scar" on Thorne and, years later, he's adapting it into a four-part BBC series.
From BBC
They want to install water sources for sheep stranded on the U.S. side.
From Los Angeles Times
A rusting cargo ship now lies stranded on a sandbank in the blue lagoon, where only a handful of fishing boats float around.
From Barron's
About 40 other members of his crew are sprinkled across this rural corner of Apache County, digging ditches, hanging fiber cables on utility poles and joining tiny fiber strands.
The Minneapolis city tow lot is waiving fees for people reclaiming cars they had to leave stranded after they or family members were arrested by ICE—a blow to the city’s coffers.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
