marooned
Example Sentences
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The fallout has been personal and immediate: holidays canceled, families unable to bring medicine to aging relatives, and cash-strapped Venezuelans marooned abroad.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
If I was marooned on an island and could bring only one film from the entire history of Hollywood, I’d choose Reiner’s 1987 adventure “The Princess Bride.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
In fact, the company says the app’s downloads have tripled since the FAA reduced air traffic earlier this month, which sparked a mad scramble across the industry and left travelers marooned.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025
"People marooned on rooftops are asking to be rescued," Cebu information officer Rhon Ramos told AFP by phone, adding that even some evacuation centres had been flooded.
From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025
Ms. Faraci deserved better than to be marooned on such a lonely planet.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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