Examples of 'were towed' in a sentence

Meaning of "were towed"

The phrase 'were towed' indicates that something, such as a vehicle or object, was pulled or hauled by another vehicle or force. It suggests that the object being towed was not able to move independently or required assistance to transport it from one location to another

How to use "were towed" in a sentence

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Thirteen vehicles were towed during the operation.
I doubt we could make it backto port if we were towed.
Both cars were towed back to the pitlane.
Traffic in the area was detoured until the vehicles were towed.
Some vehicles were towed from the scene.
All parties were transported to the hospital and vehicles were towed.
Both were towed back to pit road by circuit officials.
After an inspection we were towed to the gate.
They were towed near the reef outside of the port.
The small fiber boats of glass were towed by a fishing vessel.
Their cars were towed and their phones were taken as evidence.
We waited on the boat until we were towed back to our dock.
They were towed to Baltimore and were scrapped.
Instead we landed on top of a tow and we were towed to a cleaner area.
Several boats were towed out of the marina for safety.

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Eventually we laid hold of the lifelines and were towed out to sea.
Six transports were towed off to Carthage.
They subsisted on cooking grease and vitamin pills until they were towed to safety.
The Austins were towed in pairs by tanks across the battlefield.
All three vehicles suffered significant damage and were towed from the scene.
The lifeboat crew were towed back to Lynmouth by a steam ship.
Three days later, the vehicles were towed.
Survivors claim they were towed at great speed back towards Turkey.
In the opposite direction, the empty cars were towed by horses.
The ships were towed to Israel and those claimed by their owners were returned.
These floating caissons were towed across the Channel.
They were towed from France to Crimea to participate in the conflict.
Three Starfuries were disabled and were towed back for repair.
The larger ships were towed into the port from near Centre Island.
To make up the time, the vehicles were towed again.
The ships were towed to Israel.
Some were fitted with engines, while others were towed to the beach.
Both ships were towed to Amsterdam.
The supplies were offloaded from ocean boats onto barges, which were towed to their destinations.
A week later we were towed into the port of New York.
Up until the World War Two, most boats were towed.
Mads Morten and Karla were towed on a ring after a speedboat.
They were towed to Liverpool, Nova Scotia where the vessels will be broken up.
Vehicles matching that description were towed in the county of Los Angeles.
Sensors were towed through waters from New Jersey to Massachusetts.
The Audi and a damaged police car were towed from the scene Friday.
So we were towed to that garage in a tiny one-street town.
Usually, these ritual craft were towed to their destinations.
Of them were towed away, while three were burned on the spot.
The remainder either remained afloat, or were towed to shallower waters and beached.
We were towed to the pits, where we fitted spiked tyres, ' roll cages.
Occasionally, two limbers were towed to increase the ammunition supply.
Earlier combines, the so-called pull-type or tractor-drawn combines, were towed by tractors.
The Stars and Solings, were towed between the Olympic marina and their race areas.
Later that day 19 more Horsas were towed across.

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