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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Investigators are continuing to search for wreckage using side-scanning sonar.
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Despite its initially violent impact, leading to ocean-churning tsunamis and globe-crossing flying wreckage, this impactor also left behind tremendous opportunity.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2025
Divers still looking for pieces of helicopter Homendy said an NTSB team has began pulling components - including the engine - off the wreckage to begin a comprehensive analysis.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Sean Teale, Joshua Jackson, and Phillipa Soo in 'Doctor Odyssey' Tina Thorpe—Disney/Getty Images
Take a vacation from the emotional wreckage of The Pitt with ABC’s Doctor Odyssey.
—Annabel Gutterman, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Despite its initially violent impact, leading to ocean-churning tsunamis and globe-crossing flying wreckage, this impactor also left behind tremendous opportunity.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2025
Divers still looking for pieces of helicopter Homendy said an NTSB team has began pulling components - including the engine - off the wreckage to begin a comprehensive analysis.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Sean Teale, Joshua Jackson, and Phillipa Soo in 'Doctor Odyssey' Tina Thorpe—Disney/Getty Images
Take a vacation from the emotional wreckage of The Pitt with ABC’s Doctor Odyssey.
—Annabel Gutterman, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Wreckage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wreckage. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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