wreck

Example Sentences

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The circumstances of what caused the crash were not immediately available, but two adults and two infants were left trapped in the wreck, NBC4 reported.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

It said that towing the wreck would be a "complex operation" due to the "large breach along its side".

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

The Razgrad side only need one more title for a world record, but after 26 games it is Levski who are nine points clear of the perennial winners and on course to wreck that streak.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

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 • Mar. 6, 2026

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 "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell