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

Demolition work has begun on the remaining facade of a historic Glasgow building wrecked by a fire.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 9, 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

All were wealthy and at the peaks of their careers, but all also bore the scars of nineteenth-century life, their pasts full of wrecked rail cars, fevers, and the premature deaths of loved ones.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson