Example Sentences

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A ship from Brazil carrying 19,000 cattle had anchored in the South African city the night before, in order to reload on animal feed.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2024

I had anchored myself two blocks from Harry Belafonte’s office, sitting at the front window of a diner.

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2023

For several years he had anchored a 7 p.m. show on Fox, but it had been moved to the afternoon.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2022

Days earlier, Tran Hong Tho had anchored his new, 60-foot boat off Woody Island when he spotted the red and green lights of a Chinese ship approaching.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2020

The Argo II had anchored in the bay along with six or seven cruise ships.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan