Travel delays · Getting around
be stranded
be unable to continue a journey
If you are stranded, you are stuck somewhere and cannot continue your journey.
This vs that
We were stranded at the airport overnight.
Our flight was delayed overnight.
Hear it in real life
Why did you sleep in the station?
We were stranded there after the last train was cancelled.
Hundreds of passengers were stranded at the airport after the storm.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Stranded' immediately conveys being stuck with no practical way to continue.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We ‸ stranded at the airport overnight.
Say: We were stranded at the airport overnight.
Use 'be' because 'stranded' is a passive adjective here.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
be stranded at ___
Several passengers were stranded at the airport after the flights were cancelled.
We were stranded at the station with no taxis left.
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Your turn: say it out loud
We were stranded at the airport.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be stranded
be unable to continue a journey
“Hundreds of passengers were stranded at the airport after the storm.”
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