stuck

Example Sentences

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The Foreign Office has said it is "working urgently" to get British nationals stuck on board a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak home safely.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

“I saw an ambulance stuck in standstill traffic announcing over a megaphone for pedestrians and vehicles to move out of the way,” Rose wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Hundreds of ships and their crews, including massive oil tankers, are still stuck on either side of the strait, which Iran declared closed weeks ago.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

That same thread runs through the work of Kristin Neff, whose research on self-compassion offers a way out of the shame cycle that so often keeps us stuck.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

I wouldn’t have been more surprised if I had stuck my finger in the firebox of Mama’s cook stove.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls