salvage

Example Sentences

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Tuesday and jumped into offensive mode, coordinating roof ventilation, fire suppression and salvage operations on the third floor, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The group came together at Sedalia, Mo., high school, scrounged up money and bought a caboose from a local salvage yard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Over the next decade, a large amount of aluminum from vehicle body panels is expected to enter recycling and salvage systems.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

While they can salvage some pride by beating Italy next week, Ireland still have their sights set on silverware after surviving a nervy test against a side they had been tipped to beat comfortably.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Here and there she managed to salvage a tomato, a handful of okra, a stunted yam.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer