wreck
Example Sentences
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The failure wrecked the Scottish economy, propelling the country into a union with England a few years later, which is how the modern-day U.K. was born.
“Not only are lines of communication wrecked; the very idea of a secure rear is fading,” the former head of Ukraine’s military and currently its ambassador to the U.K.,
Their film wrecks audiences with its exploration of romantic intimacy, grief and the inner lives of artists.
From Los Angeles Times
A car crash on a Southern California freeway last year was a staged wreck to scam a ride-hail driver’s insurance company, authorities said Monday.
From Los Angeles Times
In her early 40s, she said she is an "emotional wreck" after being told different outcomes between different health trusts.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
