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Examples of wreckage in a Sentence
Workers sifted through the wreckage of the building, searching for bodies.
They cleared the wreckage from the track.
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Crews have since removed tens of thousands of tons wreckage from the Patapsco River and fully reopened the shipping channel in June.
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Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024
But now, with the shooting in Pennsylvania apparently crushing all that replace-Biden momentum, Democrats in Hollywood are surveying the wreckage and looking for someone to blame.
—Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2024
An expedition team was on their way Friday to the Titanic wreckage on a mission to explore the site and capture high-resolution photos.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 12 July 2024
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), however, said in an email to PEOPLE that the crash occurred on July 7 around 9 p.m., and the wreckage was discovered the following day.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
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Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024
But now, with the shooting in Pennsylvania apparently crushing all that replace-Biden momentum, Democrats in Hollywood are surveying the wreckage and looking for someone to blame.
—Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2024
An expedition team was on their way Friday to the Titanic wreckage on a mission to explore the site and capture high-resolution photos.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 12 July 2024
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), however, said in an email to PEOPLE that the crash occurred on July 7 around 9 p.m., and the wreckage was discovered the following day.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
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“Wreckage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wreckage. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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wreckage
noun
wreck·age
ˈrek-ij 
1
a
: the act of wrecking
b
: the state of being wrecked
2
: the remains of a wreck
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