stowed

Example Sentences

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American forces stowed a shadow-fleet tanker it pursued from Venezuela in a British port earlier this year, but Rowlands said he wasn’t aware of any agreements that would enable a similar arrangement with Gulf states.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Williams’ audience is convinced Guthrie’s body might be stowed away there.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

But if both parents work, children have to be stowed in child care until they’re old enough for kindergarten or first grade — let’s say up to age 5 or 6.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

Tchiroma, stowed away in his residence since Monday, said Friday that part of the army was protecting him and called for public support through a "ghost towns" strategy from Monday to Wednesday.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

We stowed our farming tools, removed our boots, and chuckled to each other as the voice rose in pitch and volume.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo