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

Exxon and Chevron both stuck to their prior activity targets last week.

From Barron's • May 5, 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

But Nine didn’t understand the greater issue at hand: Gingersnipes being stuck in Deadwood.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman