How to Use wrecking ball in a Sentence

wrecking ball

noun

• Might be time to run plays away from the one-man wrecking ball.
  — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2024
• Phoenix building to meet the wrecking ball in the last decade.
  — AZCentral.com, 4 June 2021
• Phoenix building to meet the wrecking ball in the past decade.
  — Joshua Bowling, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2021
• If there was a bridge to mend, Roth’s rant was a wrecking ball.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 25 Jan. 2024
• Many resorts have risen over the decades, many have seen the wrecking ball.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2021
• In this case, that's Carter, a wrecking ball against both the pass and run.
  — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2023
• This was the night the Yankees awoke what the wrecking ball had stilled.
  — Tom Verducci, SI.com, 18 Oct. 2017
• Dyer seemed puzzled that so many thought the house would face the wrecking ball.
  — Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026
• Which is the perfect time for Manu to come in like a wrecking ball and kill the vibe.
  — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 29 Sep. 2024
• Picture a swinging wrecking ball — frozen in midair.
  — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 19 Jan. 2026
• The Raiders are scary and could be a wrecking ball for their opponents.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, 30 Oct. 2020
• The biggest emotional wrecking ball of the episode comes at the very end.
  — Hillary Kelly, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2021
• It was destined for a date with the wrecking ball in the early ‘90s.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2020
• Just look at when the wrecking ball made contact in Season 1.
  — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
• Kash Patel, on the other hand, is kind of coming in with a wrecking ball.
  — Cameron Joseph, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
• The sevens turned fifteen-player is also a wrecking ball on the field.
  — Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
• For now, at least, the only wrecking ball being swung is at Colbert.
  — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
• When Axel hits town like a wrecking ball, he’s forced to deal with a new breed of cop, Det.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024
• Allen is a wrecking ball, a force and the reigning MVP for two more months.
  — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
• The Wild was a wrecking ball throughout the game, hounding pucks and the Canucks.
  — Sarah McLellan, Star Tribune, 4 Aug. 2020
• Watching that wrecking ball take down the East Wing last month was like chopping off my left arm.
  — Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2025
• The Mariners have a one-through-five other that teams dream of — the kind that could look very early like a wrecking ball.
  — Tim Britton, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
• The owners locked out players that winter, and the wrecking ball hit as soon as the lockout ended.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
• And then there have been the actual upsets, wrecking balls that have been leaving gaping holes in the draw.
  — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 18 Jan. 2018
• He seems tempted by the idea that Trump’s wrecking ball could clear the ground for a cultural rebirth.
  — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
• On that album, #gigi, skai harnessed beat drops like wrecking balls crashing into the walls of their heart.
  — Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 3 Mar. 2026
• King’s unique playing style — not just a running threat, but also a wrecking ball — was the focal point of the offense.
  — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
• The year before his death, in 2016, sickness entered my life like a wrecking ball.
  — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
• Into the afternoon, portions of the structure were coming down as a large crane swung a wrecking ball.
  — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
• Only the legendary Gladys Knight could come in [like a wrecking ball] and make an already great song greater.
  — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2020