be stranded
Frequency: 8.525.1 per million words
Describes the state of being unable to leave a place.
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Examples (10)
- Many commuters were stranded when the train service was suddenly suspended.
- She is stranded at the remote cabin after the bridge collapsed.
- If the car runs out of gas here, we will be stranded for hours.
- No one wants to be stranded in an unfamiliar city without a phone.
- They felt relieved after having been stranded on the island for three days.
- The ship was stranded on the reef, causing significant damage.
- Imagine being stranded alone in the wilderness with limited supplies.
- Hundreds of tourists were stranded abroad due to the airline strike.
- He had been stranded in the snowstorm for hours before help arrived.
- Don't worry, you won't be stranded; I'll make sure you get home.