Used in a Sentence

shipwrecked

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for shipwrecked.

Editorial note

They can be fired from over 1000 miles away, and obviously they can't take on shipwrecked passengers.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Stranded as a result of a shipwreck.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of shipwrecked gathered in one view.

adjective

Stranded as a result of a shipwreck.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for shipwrecked.

Example sentences

1

They can be fired from over 1000 miles away, and obviously they can't take on shipwrecked passengers.

2

Were they shipwrecked on the island sometime between 1919 and 1937, but in a different event than the Norwich City wreck?

3

In 1980, 16 shipwrecked Danish fishermen were hauled to safety after an hour and a half in the frigid North Sea.

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And modern submarines have nil ability to search for and safely collect the shipwrecked.

5

Every [s/century/decade] a new little boat of [s/science/technology] starts and is shipwrecked; and yet again another puts forth, gaily laughing at its predecessors.

6

What would you address first if you were shipwrecked on a deserted island?

7

These were often the result of visiting whalers and shipwrecked sailors.

8

I guess a lot of engineers found themselves shipwrecked or something.

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> And modern submarines have nil ability to search for and safely collect the shipwrecked.

10

In Japan for instance, there are three main body types and a narrow genetic variation (theorized because Japan may have been originally inhabited by a small group of shipwrecked sailors).

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Not being familiar with the San Remo manual, a quick review says it does not contradict the 2nd Geneva Convention but it does not seem to directly address shipwrecked survivors.

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Warren Buffet said: It has always been a fantasy of mine that a boatload of 25 brokers would be shipwrecked and struggle to an island from which there could be no rescue.

Quote examples

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My first favorite novel in spanish was of GGM, "Relato de un náufrago"(The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor).

2

Little did they know that that combination is fraught with other shipwrecked bits of writing." Wonderfully put.

3

So after a decade or two,you are neither here nor there, essentially "shipwrecked" in America.

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What matters is were "all possible measures taken to search for and collect the shipwrecked", not the manner of the attack.

Proper noun examples

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Naipaul compares it to being 'Shipwrecked'.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use shipwrecked in a sentence?

They can be fired from over 1000 miles away, and obviously they can't take on shipwrecked passengers.

What does shipwrecked mean?

Stranded as a result of a shipwreck.

What part of speech is shipwrecked?

shipwrecked is commonly used as adjective.