stuck on
Example Sentences
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The Foreign Office has said it is "working urgently" to get British nationals stuck on board a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak home safely.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Hundreds of ships and their crews, including massive oil tankers, are still stuck on either side of the strait, which Iran declared closed weeks ago.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
Dubbed "Timmy" by the German media, the whale was first spotted stuck on a sandbank on March 23 near the city of Luebeck before freeing itself and then becoming stuck again several times.
From Barron's • May 2, 2026
And then there were the signs, stuck on stakes, posted on telephone poles, taped to mailboxes all over the hill.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Who knew what it was like to be stuck on the outside because of one little thing that set you apart.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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