wreckage

Example Sentences

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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

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

“By the end, we’re completely fractured and alone. So you have this emotional journey as a family that ends in wreckage.”

From Los Angeles Times

For six or seven miles the trail wound through the wreckage of downed trees and broken limbs.

From Literature

But opportunities remain for investors willing to sift through the wreckage on Wall Street.

From Barron's