salvaged

Example Sentences

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Not that the script could have been salvaged by better acting.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Aston Martin, who had been the story of the weekend for all the wrong reasons amid a litany of unreliability, eventually salvaged some respect with Fernando Alonso qualifying 17th.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

At Selah, he made a point of showing visitors that his fences were made of old telephone poles, salvaged cable and eye bolts bought secondhand in bulk for 5 cents a pound.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

The visitors showed plenty of fight as Raul Jimenez's penalty halved the deficit five minutes from time before Kevin's spectacular strike looked to have salvaged a point.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

On the stage, to the left, are those who are to be salvaged: two Handmaids, one Wife.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood