Sentence examples for was grounded for from inspiring English sources
Our selection below highlights some other occasions where weary passengers would have had especially good reasons for cursing their flying luck.Rats It's one thing for a loveable mouse to ground your plane, but in June a Qantas flight was grounded for a day and passengers were rebooked onto new flights after five baby rats were found in a medical cabinet on board.
She was grounded for 10 days.
I was grounded for three weeks.
She was grounded for a month, sufficient incentive to kick smoking before it became a habit.
It has relied on the Russians before when NASA's shuttle fleet was grounded for extensive repairs.
In January, Boeing's 787 Dreamliner was grounded for more than three months after fires in the plane's lithium-ion batteries.
"OUR pilots have been grounded for too long.
His airline has recently been grounded for alleged safety concerns.
The aircraft is grounded for days at a net loss.
"You will be grounded for one week".
Consider asking to be grounded for a shorter time.
