as in to leave
to cause to remain behind sailors marooned on a desert island
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Recent Examples of maroon Leeds supporters tend to agree that the Savile chants from the away end have increased over the last five years, as the club have spent longer in the Premier League after 16 years marooned in the lower leagues between 2004 and 2020. —
Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026 This talky dramedy finds the film’s three top-tier actors Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider marooned just off the New England coast in 1974. —Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026 The desiccation left marinas that once teemed with sailboats marooned, surrounded by sand. —Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026 Others were forced to seek shelter because of airstrikes, or were marooned on cruise ships that couldn’t sail through the Strait of Hormuz. —Stefanie Dazio, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for maroon
Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026 This talky dramedy finds the film’s three top-tier actors Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider marooned just off the New England coast in 1974. —Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026 The desiccation left marinas that once teemed with sailboats marooned, surrounded by sand. —Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026 Others were forced to seek shelter because of airstrikes, or were marooned on cruise ships that couldn’t sail through the Strait of Hormuz. —Stefanie Dazio, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for maroon
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Then Cash made another surprising move by leaving Vilade in to hit against Gaddis rather than pinch-hitting lefty Jake Fraley, and that also paid off when Vilade delivered an RBI single up the middle.— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
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The country’s labor market didn’t come to a standstill, as was the case in other countries in the region such as the United Arab Emirates where the vast majority of workers are migrants who tried to leave, but for Rozen, something new and troubling was laid bare.— Theia Chatelle, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
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During the most recent war, videos circulated online of construction workers from China who filmed themselves stranded high in the air during missile barrages, afraid and without protection.— Theia Chatelle, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
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Oil prices have risen steadily since the war began, and tankers full of crude became stranded in the Gulf, unable to safely pass through the strait to reach global distribution points.— Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
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Even as anthropologists were decisively abandoning totemism, however, the idea was gaining cultural credibility elsewhere.— Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 2 May 2026
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Mason’s project is a prime example of how journalists are reaching audiences who have abandoned traditional TV for streaming.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
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Disease Is the Even Bigger Problem Competition for food is a serious concern on its own, but disease transmission is what wildlife officials consider the greater threat to desert bighorn sheep survival.— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
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Idle oil wells cleanup Senate Bill 47 raises the cap on how much money from the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund can be spent to plug and cleanup deserted oil wells, according to the California State Senate website.— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado April 22, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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