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Example Sentences
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The decision to strike Iran on Feb. 28 left tens of thousands of Americans stranded in the region.
Sudden airspace closures left Google employees who had decided to stay on for the weekend stranded, people familiar with the matter said.
I knew this because I was born less than forty miles from where I was stranded now.
From Literature
About 3,000 ships usually sail through the strait each month, and current events have left about 200 tankers effectively stranded.
From BBC
The U.S. gave permission for 30 days for Indian refiners to buy Russian oil that has been stranded at sea.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
