wreckage

Example Sentences

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There was no one at the site who would have justified the targeting, he insisted, inviting journalists to look into vehicles or in the wreckage to see for themselves.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Tommy Thompson, 73, discovered millions of dollars' worth of sunken treasure from the 1857 wreckage of the SS Central America, also known as the Ship of Gold, off the coast of South Carolina in 1988.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

The immediate scale of his wreckage was unprecedented, but so was the level of resistance from the American public — two sides, fighting like hell to be the louder one.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

Paul McCartney emerged from the wreckage of the Fab Four in 1970, eager to ferret out a fresh sound.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Through a small opening in the debris and the molasses that pinned him, he saw Ryan working his way through heavy piles of wreckage.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler