stranded

Example Sentences

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The Clemons lab studies small phages that contain single stranded DNA or RNA.

From Science Daily

But the erratic Arctic temperatures plunged again to more than – 50°F. Three of the crew members returned barely coherent; the other four were unable to move, stranded miles away from the ship.

From Literature

She and her husband, who should have returned to their country on Monday, remain stranded by the cancellation of flights by US and Canadian airlines following the operation against "El Mencho."

From Barron's

The cancellations have left hundreds, possibly thousands of travelers stranded in the country.

From Salon

Reaching the Antarctic pole took two tries, one of which wound up with Brown and his crew stranded for nearly a month while storms pummeled their base of operations.

From The Wall Street Journal