Sentence examples for forced to beach from inspiring English sources

In the resulting Battle of Taranto, Caio Duilio was hit by a torpedo and forced to beach to avoid sinking.

Settsu was badly damaged when Allied carrier aircraft attacked the IJN base at Kure in July 1945 and was forced to beach herself lest she sink.

The results of Hoods fire are not known exactly, but she damaged the, which was hit by four fifteen-inch shells and was forced to beach herself.

On 17 September 1941, the ship was disabled by German heavy artillery; after being hit 53 times, the ship was forced to beach herself to avoid sinking.

Shortly thereafter, Emden was caught by the Australian cruiser off the Cocos Islands and forced to beach after a ferocious engagement.

During the Battle of Dakar on 23 September, Greyhound, the destroyer, and the heavy cruiser engaged the Vichy French destroyer which was set on fire and forced to beach itself.

The two-time competitor, Tom Weaver, was forced to the beach with a broken ankle.

In the four years since I was last forced to watch beach volleyball, I somehow have not found the maturity and wisdom to take it seriously as an Olympic sport, and, frankly, I doubt that NBC takes it seriously, either, except as a ratings grabber.

Due to health concerns, Thanet district council was forced to close beaches for nine consecutive days, including the Queen's diamond jubilee bank holiday weekend.

Even Mr Clinton was once forced to leave the beach: in 1995, with an election looming, his pollster, Dick Morris, told him that people wanted to see him hiking in the country rather than frolicking with celebrities.In this section Another costly war that America can never win?

Elsewhere, Muslim women have been forced to leave Mediterranean beaches altogether.