stowed
Example Sentences
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He stowed away on a ship to reach the Pacific Coast but was thrown off and forced to cross the Isthmus of Panama by foot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The boat was also short of lifebelts and buoyancy apparatus was stowed away.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Gate agents explain that my wheelchair needs to be stowed under the plane, which takes time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
Naturally, it was stowed away in a high-limit room.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025
Adèle, when lifted in, commenced kissing me, by way of expressing her gratitude for my intercession: she was instantly stowed away into a corner on the other side of him.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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