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

A commercial passenger flight operated by Air China was safely diverted to Shanghai on Saturday after a battery stowed in a passenger's carry-on luggage caught fire, the airline said.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

After a few false starts, he stowed away in 1929 on a ship bound for New Jersey, adopting the name Tom Parker shortly after reaching American soil.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

There were alleyways and roads bordered by teetering piles of broken and damaged furniture, stowed away, perhaps, to hide the evidence of mishandled magic, or else hidden by castle-proud house-elves.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling