stranded

Example Sentences

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Three people in Aberdeenshire had to be rescued from their stranded vehicles by firefighters.

From BBC

Director Mohammed Ali Naqvi's pacey documentary tells the real life story of the rescue of Pakistani schoolboys stranded hundreds of feet above a Himalayan valley in a rusting cable car when wires snap.

From Barron's

But he alleged that his son remained stranded for hours because they did not have the resources to pull him out.

From BBC

The wicketkeeper batter was left stranded on 93, but his knock proved the glue that held Sri Lanka's innings together after the top order wobbled against England's spin.

From Barron's

The Sunday before last, Blake DeBok snowmobiled out to nine wild horses he was told were stranded in deep snow north of Mammoth Lakes.

From Los Angeles Times