a wreck
Example Sentences
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Missing the train, even if they suspect it’s eventually headed for a wreck, is a huge career risk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Nearly 50 years after the ship’s sinking, a new generation discovered it like a wreck in dark waters.
From Slate • Nov. 10, 2025
The galley-style kitchen had two burners that only sometimes worked and was a wreck.
From Salon • Oct. 14, 2025
That night - alone in a hotel room in Glasgow - I was a wreck.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024
How many people were on the phone when they got into a wreck?
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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