salvaged

Example Sentences

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Not that the script could have been salvaged by better acting.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Had Curran not salvaged the victory, everything - McCullum's future in particular - would have come under the microscope again.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

At Selah, he made a point of showing visitors that his fences were made of old telephone poles, salvaged cable and eye bolts bought secondhand in bulk for 5 cents a pound.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

The visitors showed plenty of fight as Raul Jimenez's penalty halved the deficit five minutes from time before Kevin's spectacular strike looked to have salvaged a point.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

I breathed easier knowing that we had salvaged the two containers, and tried not to dwell on the remaining piece of manuscript as I worked that day.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela