strand
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
However, both approaches rely on breaking DNA strands, which can lead to unintended changes and increase the risk of serious side effects.
From Science Daily
Thousands of passengers are stranded across Europe after a communications failure forced Greece to close its airspace, causing widespread cancellations and delays.
From BBC
Two dams have been built to isolate the damaged section and many of the stranded boats have already been refloated.
From BBC
The country holds more than 300 billion barrels of proven reserves, but production has been stranded near one million barrels a day for years due to underinvestment and infrastructure decay.
From Barron's
Ellison’s subject was America, whose many intertwining strands he saw as forming one great ecosystem.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
