How do you use Aground in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like beached or shipwrecked, plus the exact meaning.
Aground in a sentence
Aground meaning
- Resting on the bottom.
- at a loss, ruined, with no way out
Synonyms of Aground
Using Aground
- The main meaning on this page is: Resting on the bottom. | at a loss, ruined, with no way out
- Useful related words include: beached, high-and-dry, shipwrecked, stranded.
- In the example corpus, aground often appears in combinations such as: ran aground, aground on, run aground.
Context around Aground
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Aground
- In this selection, "aground" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ran, running, run, off, near and flat stand out and add context to how "aground" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1 ran aground on july and 23 ran aground at the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "aground" sits close to words such as adil, agra and amicably, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with aground
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But, like others, it was run aground. (7 words)
Jetskis running aground on the sandbanks are another potential hazard. (10 words)
And on Stockton Beach, the massive bulk carrier had run aground in the bight. (14 words)
In October 2010, an Astute-class Royal Navy submarine from the same fleet as the vessel which took part in the stunt ran aground on a shingle bank off the Isle of Skye close to Skye Bridge. (37 words)
The attacks have stirred memories of 2021, when container ship Ever Given ran aground in the canal, blocking dozens of container ships carrying products ranging from mobile phones to designer goods for six days. (34 words)
The MT Princess Empress was reported to contain about 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil when it ran aground in the waters off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro on Feb. 28 due to engine trouble. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
A 500-tonne vessel that ran aground off the Isle of Skye has been refloated.
Almost two years to the day since a barge ran aground near Vancouver’s Sunset Beach—where it would remain for another year—there was a close call in the same location.
In October 2010, an Astute-class Royal Navy submarine from the same fleet as the vessel which took part in the stunt ran aground on a shingle bank off the Isle of Skye close to Skye Bridge.
Jetskis running aground on the sandbanks are another potential hazard.
The attacks have stirred memories of 2021, when container ship Ever Given ran aground in the canal, blocking dozens of container ships carrying products ranging from mobile phones to designer goods for six days.
The coastguard rescue team watched from afar while the yacht club members assisted with the yacht which had run aground.
The expedition cruise ship that has spent this week stuck aground in a remote Greenland fjord with 206 people on board has been pulled free.
The MT Princess Empress was reported to contain about 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil when it ran aground in the waters off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro on Feb. 28 due to engine trouble.
The US Coast Guard and the Molokaʻi Fire Department had rescued five people aboard the boat, which began taking on water after running aground.
The Xin Hai Tong 23 ran aground at the southern mouth of the Suez Canal, the body that oversees the waterway said in a statement.
Two people had to be rescued after a yacht ran aground in the River Clyde.
With the first vessel in safe water and operating under its own power, the attention turned to assess and assist the second vessel with 2 people onboard which was further aground.
And on Stockton Beach, the massive bulk carrier had run aground in the bight.
A New Zealand Navy ship has capsized off Samoa after running aground and catching fire.
Associated British Ports (ABP) has since confirmed the ship ran aground on Bramble Bank after losing power.
But, like others, it was run aground.
Commander Morrow said the incidents included sinking vessels, boats running aground, flat batteries, engine difficulties and “bad fuel”, caused from petrol sitting dormant in the tank for too long.
Due to the depth of its hull, there is a risk of the boat running aground the sandbank.
Members of Furness Coastguard were first called to a stranded yacht on Wednesday (August 21) and then attended an incident on Saturday (August 24) to a 26ft yacht ran aground on Foulney Island.
MV Mirola 1 ran aground on July 31, which eventually led to its capsizing, while MT Jason Bradley sank on July 27.
Common combinations with aground
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- ran aground 49×
- aground on 15×
- run aground 14×
- running aground 11×
- aground in 11×
- aground and 10×
- aground off 6×
- aground at 4×
- aground near 2×
- aground during 2×