salvage
Example Sentences
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Some who were able to enter salvaged large empty water tanks, while others came out with family photos, mattresses and heaters.
From Barron's
Olson explained later that he had thought there was still a solid trading business to be salvaged.
Mornings echo with the sound of volunteer teams repairing whatever can be salvaged.
From Barron's
When she bought the parcel—a purchase she has kept closely guarded—there was a dilapidated home on the property that she’d initially hoped to salvage.
From MarketWatch
She feels cleansed by the sea and the fog that shrouds the world’s ugliness, and believes there is happiness to be salvaged from the wreckage of her past.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
