stuck in

Example Sentences

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“I saw an ambulance stuck in standstill traffic announcing over a megaphone for pedestrians and vehicles to move out of the way,” Rose wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the U.S. would escort commercial vessels stuck in the shipping corridor, in an operation he dubbed “Project Freedom.”

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Liz Thorne, 67, said she uses the M4 at least five times a week, and is in favour of a relief road to help workers who are stuck "in that traffic every single night".

From BBC • May 2, 2026

For the daredevils who live to test the boundaries of automotive performance and push their 200-mph machines to the brink, it is the equivalent of being stuck in third gear.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

They tried to pull me in opposite directions, and I was stuck in the middle, not sure which way to let myself go.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas