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

Anti-jamming mechanisms were found in the wreckage of an Iranian-made drone that struck Cyprus in the opening days of the Middle East war, a European industry source told AFP.

From Barron's • 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

A moment later, he was screaming again as they leaped over flaming wreckage and dropped to a safe corner of the main platform.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown