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Example Sentences
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Elsewhere, residents were seen stranded on rooftops before being rescued in small boats.
From Barron's
Several Canadian and Russian airlines are sending empty flights to Cuba to retrieve thousands of otherwise stranded passengers, and others are introducing refuelling stops in the route home.
From Barron's
Sheffield-based PM Law closed without warning on 2 February, leaving hundreds of employees out of work and many clients stranded mid-transaction, including in the middle of house sales.
From BBC
To touch one of the strands of thick white silk would be to call them, running, to him.
From Literature
The storm stranded thousands of American’s travelers, and some of its flight attendants and pilots had to sleep on airport floors.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
