Examples of 'her moorings' in a sentence
Meaning of "her moorings"
her moorings: This phrase is used metaphorically to describe someone or something being grounded or stable
How to use "her moorings" in a sentence
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Maya was thrown off her moorings.
She broke three of her moorings and pounded six expensive boats to rubble.
She may simply have remained at her moorings.
She broke free of her moorings and pounded six boats.
A Portuguese vessel ran afoul of Princess Mary, driving her from her moorings.
A strong storm sank her at her moorings at Sandusky.
Slipped her moorings and eased gently into the calm waters of Portsmouth Harbour.
An investigation revealed that she had dragged her moorings and gone to sea.
She broke free of her moorings and pounded six boats… expensive ones… to rubble.
On 5 December, during further preparations for salvage, Erie capsized at her moorings.
She will break free from her moorings and drop Elián in Havana personally.
The ship took on a 50-degree list and sank at her moorings.
She arrived at her moorings on 5 September.
By 13 September she was at her moorings.
She returned to her moorings on 26 August.
See also
November 2011, During a storm the vessel parted her moorings and ran aground within the shipyard.
Santa Catharina sank at her moorings while under repair in 1882.
She arrived at her moorings on 8 May.
On 17 February 1936 she broke her moorings in a storm and drifted down to her present position.
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