a wreck
Example Sentences
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Nearly 50 years after the ship’s sinking, a new generation discovered it like a wreck in dark waters.
From Slate • Nov. 10, 2025
Future me is kind of a wreck, actually.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
The galley-style kitchen had two burners that only sometimes worked and was a wreck.
From Salon • Oct. 14, 2025
"I've never spoke about it before because obviously I ended up a wreck and nobody knows other than immediate friends and family."
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025
In the tiny mirror over the bureau Gilly noted with no little satisfaction that her hair was a wreck.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
