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
But testing this theory would involve salvaging the submarine's wreckage, a multimillion-dollar operation, according to plaintiffs.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
“Am I on a boat?” he said, looking around at the collection of wreckage that Osh had turned into our home.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
Vocabulary lists containing wreckage
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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Compound Fracture
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