shipwrecked

Example Sentences

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A wildfire sparked by the flare of a shipwrecked mariner has burned around one-fourth of Santa Rosa Island and marks what officials called the largest blaze recorded on the island in modern history.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

International law requires belligerents in a war to assist sailors wounded or shipwrecked in battle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The survivors may have been subject to protections provided to shipwrecked sailors, or to those given to troops who have been rendered unable to continue fighting.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

On Friday, Italy's coastguard said it was searching for the survivors of a shipwrecked vessel carrying about 30 people in the search and a rescue area of Malta, some 50 miles southeast of Lampedusa.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

Like shipwrecked people, we huddled together in a warmth and courtesy that was pure and pathetic.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin