wreck
Example Sentences
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The Golden Gate Bridge, so often destroyed in science-fiction films, is still standing, as is the iconic Ferry Building, wrecked by a giant octopus in “It Came From Beneath the Sea.”
From Los Angeles Times
A family home was wrecked in a "matter of moments" in a fire caused by an electric scooter.
From BBC
And he had been racing and wrecked his car and sent me a picture of it wrapped with the poster of the movie.
From Los Angeles Times
Within hours after LaMalfa's death was announced on Tuesday, news emerged that another Republican congressman had been hospitalized after a car wreck.
From BBC
“That harm can look like wrecked credit, failed background checks, or failed mortgage applications while the people committing the fraud face relatively little risk or consequence.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
