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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Two days after Israel's barrage, people sifted through the wreckage of their homes, trying to salvage furniture and personal mementos.
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Arkansas Online, 11 Apr. 2026
Emergency personnel worked to extricate the people trapped within the wreckage and provided immediate medical care on scene.
—Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Fire crews discovered at least four vehicles and five patients, getting to work immediately to free those trapped in the wreckage, fire rescue said.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Two stood on the floating wreckage and were rescued by lifeguards with Jet Skis.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 11 Apr. 2026
Emergency personnel worked to extricate the people trapped within the wreckage and provided immediate medical care on scene.
—Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Fire crews discovered at least four vehicles and five patients, getting to work immediately to free those trapped in the wreckage, fire rescue said.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Two stood on the floating wreckage and were rescued by lifeguards with Jet Skis.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for wreckage
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“Wreckage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wreckage. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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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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