wreck

Example Sentences

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Be fretful, be anxious, be a quivering wreck about what might be in America, but keep perspective, too.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

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

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

The mini-tech wreck, triggered by fears that artificial intelligence will disrupt everything while not earning AI producers much, has hit lots of stocks, including software and even the Magnificent Seven.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

And Finn had said indignantly, “It’s our rec room. Don’t you think we’d wreck a TV if it was down here?”

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix