wreck

Example Sentences

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Because Noem was a train wreck we couldn’t help but watch, at a moment when the government would prefer we stop looking.

From Los Angeles Times

As I passed the wreck, as the girl stared helplessly at me, Black Star veered off the trail and brought us to a halt against a snowbank.

From Literature

Hall, from Washington, near Sunderland, who prosecutors said set out to wreck lives, was remanded in custody and will be sentenced at a later date.

From BBC

“But if I think about it too much, I’d be a nervous wreck.”

From Los Angeles Times

My parents were in a wreck when I was little.

From Literature