a wreck

Example Sentences

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"The last time we saw a wreck on this scale was 2014," Wrobel added, "and after the impact of avian flu this is the last thing our seabirds need".

From BBC • Feb. 20, 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

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

Maurice's trousers gave way with a sigh and he abandoned them as a wreck, rushed toward the forest, and then came back again.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding