wrecked

Example Sentences

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Busch incurred a $50,000 fine when he wrecked a rival in a pivotal 2011 race.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The colonial trade also ravaged the archipelago's forests and wrecked communities, with able-bodied men required to offer 40 days of unpaid service to fell trees and build ships under Spanish foremen.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Now I have a tree stump in my yard, a wrecked fence — and a window into the personal hell of wrestling with insurance claims.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

She wrought real reputational harms and wrecked the presumption of regularity to the point where judges are now just saying: I just assume you lie all the time.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Then Eric’s hard drive got wrecked during a thunderstorm, when rain poured in on it through an open window.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz