wrecked
Example Sentences
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“The Dog Stars” takes place in a wrecked, deserted 2035, after a viral plague has killed almost everybody on Earth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
In dusty streets teeming with men in camouflage and scattered with wrecked military vehicles she scours for scenes of normality to post on the city social media pages.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
With a voice at times bitter, befuddled and bemused at his own wrecked life, Busby emerges as a self-aware, sympathetic survivor who knew his best work came at the beginning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
If its reigning dynasty is wrecked by loose bodies or a needle stuck in a left knee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
All the stress and weirdness of the day had left him totally wrecked.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
