strand

Example Sentences

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Many of the galaxies in the thin strand appear to be rotating in the same direction as the filament itself, far more often than would be expected if their orientations were random.

From Science Daily

The collapse also meant that boaters moored further up the stretch of canal were stranded too.

From BBC

Before sunrise, most lanes of the 5 Freeway in Sun Valley were flooded, stranding cars and leaving one with water up to its doors.

From Los Angeles Times

The growing closeness between Olive, played with quiet radiance by Ms. Rogers, and William, whom Mr. McHale renders with galumphing gawkiness, forms another affecting strand of the score.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dozens of liveaboards - people who live on the canal - are stranded, with repairs expected to take months.

From BBC