- present participle of wreck.
wrecking
Example Sentences
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One rule of thumb in investing is that the older one gets, the more conservative the investment portfolio should be in order to prevent stock-market volatility from wrecking retirement plans.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Rather, he yelled at them in a private meeting, complaining that by threatening to stop the war, they were wrecking his bargaining power in the ongoing peace talks.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
Instead, the country faces a rapidly weakening rupee, dwindling net foreign investment, and worries that artificial intelligence will take a wrecking ball to the information technology industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
“I’m a wrecking ball to the status quo,” he said in one post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026
“But I apologized and I didn’t get him in trouble for wrecking my bedroom window. I’ve barely even spoken to him before now!”
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
