- present participle of salvage.
salvaging
Example Sentences
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He has also been an international champion of his “recovered voices” project, salvaging the neglected operas of composers in the first half of the 20th century who were silenced by Nazi Germany.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Mediators tasked with salvaging the struggling initiative requested ten more days to deliver their conclusions, the French government said this week after reports suggesting the effort had failed to bear fruit.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
Realistically, they need victories in at least four of their final five matches to have any chance of salvaging a place in Friday's last four - and they began that quest well.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Mark Joseph Stern: I think anyone who cares about salvaging American democracy needs to be asking those exact questions.
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2025
What I have learned in the past few days has made me feel like there is nothing about this place worth salvaging.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
