salvage

Example Sentences

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Tuesday and jumped into offensive mode, coordinating roof ventilation, fire suppression and salvage operations on the third floor, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

If things don’t go according to plan these days, activists will swoop in to salvage some value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Over the next decade, a large amount of aluminum from vehicle body panels is expected to enter recycling and salvage systems.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

While they can salvage some pride by beating Italy next week, Ireland still have their sights set on silverware after surviving a nervy test against a side they had been tipped to beat comfortably.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

She sat back and tried to chew the bit she had managed to salvage.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson