wrecking

Example Sentences

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He recalls wrecking his back while taking about 19 plane flights over the course of three weeks.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

But when injuries decimated their roster before the playoffs, James turned back into a wrecking ball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Choreographer Mark Morris staved off the federal government’s arts wrecking ball by salvaging his latest work, “Moon,” a commission for the Kennedy Center’s Earth to Space festival in April.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

The chairman of the Criminal Bar Association, Riel Karmy-Jones, has said the anti-jury proposal sends “a wrecking ball” through the British system of justice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

She was undersized for her age but hit like a wrecking ball.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia