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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Firefighters whisper about a gas main as a little girl, Dinah, is carried out of the wreckage—the sole survivor of a blast that killed her mom.
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Judy Berman, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Following one attack on a boat, the military spotted a person in the water clinging to some wreckage.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
The aircraft burst into flames, leaving charred wreckage at the scene, officials said.
—CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
The crash closed most of the westbound lanes of busy Interstate 10 in Ontario for several hours as CHP and crews investigated the wreck and cleared away wreckage.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Following one attack on a boat, the military spotted a person in the water clinging to some wreckage.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
The aircraft burst into flames, leaving charred wreckage at the scene, officials said.
—CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
The crash closed most of the westbound lanes of busy Interstate 10 in Ontario for several hours as CHP and crews investigated the wreck and cleared away wreckage.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Wreckage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wreckage. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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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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