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

Italian Antonelli salvaged a good result for Mercedes after a difficult session.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Qarabag had taken the scalps of Benfica and Eintracht Frankfurt in the league phase to make the play-off round and at least salvaged some pride with two goals in the second period.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 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

Some of the men in the Second Raider Regiment of our Third Marine Division even made a tall wooden sign out of spare planks salvaged from packing crates.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac