wrecked

Example Sentences

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She wrought real reputational harms and wrecked the presumption of regularity to the point where judges are now just saying: I just assume you lie all the time.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

He said another branch of Blue Lagoon on Argyle Street was closed because of smoke damage, while an office on the third floor of the Gordon Street building had also been wrecked in the blaze.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Martin won the title in 2024 but his campaign last year was wrecked by injuries, which have continue to trouble him into the new year.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

We visited a few of them, hidden away in basements of wrecked buildings or nondescript village houses.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

About two years after Hunt’s offenses, a French ship wrecked at the tip of Cape Cod.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann