shipwreck
Example Sentences
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William Golding wrote his tale partially in response to “The Coral Island,” a Victorian-era potboiler about three boys who survive a shipwreck thanks to their bluff resourcefulness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
Part of a historic shipwreck has been revealed on a beach in the wake of Storm Chandra.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
Meanwhile, nonfiction authors contemplate a Spanish shipwreck, a racially motivated murder, the origins of great ideas and how laughter can change our lives.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025
He added that Guinean authorities had helped families of shipwreck victims that they know about, often the few that gain media attention.
From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025
He had survived pellagra in Persia, scurvy in the Malayan archipelago, leprosy in Alexandria, beriberi in Japan, bubonic plague in Madagascar, an earthquake in Sicily, and a disastrous shipwreck in the Strait of Magellan.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
