strand

Example Sentences

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They are able to redeploy their jets to capitalise on the gap left by Gulf-based airlines which have planes stranded in the Middle East, said Bryan Terry from Alton Aviation Consultancy.

From BBC

The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has stranded around 1,000 ships; long cargo delays and damage to ships are expected to trigger claims.

From The Wall Street Journal

Something major had happened to those strands over the summer, but now April had arrived with me no closer to solving the mystery.

From Literature

He widens his stance, brings his face closer to mine, tucks a loose strand of hair behind my ear.

From Literature

The soft tug of an Afterlife realm—as gentle as a strand of spiderweb clinging to passing fur.

From Literature