wreck
Example Sentences
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Walker makes a magnificent wreck, though she is brilliant in every mood.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Missing the train, even if they suspect it’s eventually headed for a wreck, is a huge career risk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Instead, the so-called autopsy was a shambolic train wreck of missing paragraphs, factual errors, and apparent plagiarism.
From Slate • May 23, 2026
“While there were crises before that — the tech wreck, the Asian crisis, the early 1990s recession — they now seem more frequent and less related to traditional economic cycles,” says Oliver.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
“What? If she had a car wreck, she couldn’t come back,” I shout.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
Vocabulary lists containing wreck
"Return to Titanic" and "Talking with Robert Ballard"
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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