wrecked

Example Sentences

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Busch incurred a $50,000 fine when he wrecked a rival in a pivotal 2011 race.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Dunn, 69, counts himself as lucky that his new home was not damaged in Hurricane Helene as his neighborhood was wrecked.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Now I have a tree stump in my yard, a wrecked fence — and a window into the personal hell of wrestling with insurance claims.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Businesses affected by the massive fire that wrecked a historic building on Glasgow's Union Street have until the end of Sunday to apply for financial support.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

This from a surfman named Mr. Canning, a sailmaker by trade but a surfman, like all of them, with no name but that when a ship wrecked in these waters.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk