beached

Example Sentences

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At the toe of the bluff, the geotubes stretched out like a beached Leviathan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Vonk and his team ensure the country is ready for extreme scenarios: a drought meaning all inland shipping is beached or a devastating storm surge.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

Two of the vessels were beached on Gaza and two others on the coast of Israel near Ashkelon.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024

At one point the overloaded boat appeared to be beached on a sand bar by the retreating tide but then it moved further out to sea.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024

He accidentally beached the hull on a sandbar, and this time there was no easy way to free it.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French