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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Forensic investigators were still recovering remains from the wreckage Saturday.
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ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
The wreckage caused a fuel leak and hazmat crews responded before the lanes reopened hours later.
—Liz Crawford, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
The driver was briefly trapped in the wreckage before emergency responders freed him, officials said.
—Darrell Smith
updated February 20, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
And the wreckage of the tankers might just be the ladder the Warriors use to climb back into the real postseason.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
The wreckage caused a fuel leak and hazmat crews responded before the lanes reopened hours later.
—Liz Crawford, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
The driver was briefly trapped in the wreckage before emergency responders freed him, officials said.
—Darrell Smith
updated February 20, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
And the wreckage of the tankers might just be the ladder the Warriors use to climb back into the real postseason.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 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 4 Mar. 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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