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verb

as in to wreck
to cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking the yachtsman fell asleep at the wheel and shipwrecked his ketch on the rocks

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Noun
In books that teem with danger—snakes, scorpions, shipwrecks, plane crashes, house fires—the chief hazard to children is adults who want to control them. Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024 The Bayesian’s captain and Parker Eaton and Griffiths have reportedly all been placed under investigation for potential multiple manslaughter and negligent shipwreck charges — but that is not the same as being charged with a crime and none of the men have been formally accused of wrongdoing. Adam Carlson, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2024
Verb
The focus of a San Diego Comic-Con panel over the weekend, director Chris Sanders‘ The Wild Robot follows the misadventures of a robot known as Roz (voiced by Lupita Nyong’o) learning to connect with animals after getting shipwrecked on a remote island. Anita Little, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 The story, adapted from Peter Brown’s novel, follows the adventures of a robot (voiced by Lupita Nyong’o) who learns to co-exist with wildlife after being shipwrecked on an uninhabited island. Terry Flores, Variety, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for shipwreck 

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“Shipwreck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipwreck. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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