a wreck
Example Sentences
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Nearly 50 years after the ship’s sinking, a new generation discovered it like a wreck in dark waters.
From Slate • Nov. 10, 2025
Future me is kind of a wreck, actually.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
The galley-style kitchen had two burners that only sometimes worked and was a wreck.
From Salon • Oct. 14, 2025
"I think it's fair to say I was a wreck when I first spoke to Nexus," she told the programme.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2024
“Just a wreck now. And you’re only alive because Nailer’s nicer than most of our people. Had himself some kind of religious experience out there. Got the fever eye, now, for sure.”
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
