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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But sometimes there are grand gestures, too, like the dad who walked 30 miles through hurricane wreckage to make it to his daughter’s wedding.
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Sydney Page, Washington Post, 20 June 2026
Videos from the scene showed bystanders running toward the burning wreckage, attempting to break a window to the cockpit and open the plane's door to free passengers as first responders arrived.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Tortured by the loss of his son and the wreckage of his life, David has refused visitors since the beginning of his sentence.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 June 2026
Investigators combed through wreckage Wednesday for clues to the cause.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
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Sydney Page, Washington Post, 20 June 2026
Videos from the scene showed bystanders running toward the burning wreckage, attempting to break a window to the cockpit and open the plane's door to free passengers as first responders arrived.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Tortured by the loss of his son and the wreckage of his life, David has refused visitors since the beginning of his sentence.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 June 2026
Investigators combed through wreckage Wednesday for clues to the cause.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
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“Wreckage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wreckage. Accessed 25 Jun. 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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