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leave stranded
verb as in desert
Strong matches
verb as in let down
Example Sentences
“Because of the dam’s design, there are real structural risks under low elevations that could potentially leave stranded as much water in Lake Powell as California’s largest reservoir, Lake Shasta,” said JB Hamby, California’s Colorado River commissioner.
Late in the film, a British commander played by a stalwart Kenneth Branagh, knowing that nearly all of his own men have been rescued, makes an executive pronouncement: He will not leave stranded French soldiers behind.
"I just Googled the word 'disingenuous,' " wrote Greg Cote of the Miami Herald, "and up popped Dwight Howard's full-page ad in the Orlando Sentinel thanking the same Magic fans he maneuvered to leave stranded."
The decision may leave stranded thousands of Cubans who have had to give up their jobs and property to apply for a flight to the U.S.
Experienced Mounier, experienced Malouet, whose Presidential Parlementary experience the stream of things shall soon leave stranded.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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