stuck on
Example Sentences
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The whale was first spotted stuck on a sandbank on 23 March, off the island of Poel on Germany's Baltic coast.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
A Bay Area resident who was stuck on a cruise ship during a deadly hantavirus outbreak has returned to Santa Clara County and is being monitored by health officials.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 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
Or the people who’d been stuck on bridges and highways and rooftops.
From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis
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