anchored
Example Sentences
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“People We Meet on Vacation” “Dropping just in time is Netflix’s ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures,’ anchored by Sally Field and an absolute shoo-in.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Cape Verde refused to take the ship, which remained anchored offshore of the capital Praia as three people were evacuated to Europe by air.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
None of the people on board the MV Hondius had symptoms when the cruise ship was anchored off Tenerife near northwest Africa early yesterday, according to the WHO.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
The ship has not docked directly in Tenerife - instead it is anchored out at sea and passengers are being ferried to Granadilla port, well away from residential areas.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
So do I leave us upon this ship anchored by a smoldering, desolate town, where we have been drifting for more than a month, sickly with the smallpox, which only spreads its infamous depredations.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
