Examples of wreckage in a Sentence
Workers sifted through the wreckage of the building, searching for bodies.
They cleared the wreckage from the track.
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Authorities were notified of a midair collision in an area just south of Steinbach shortly before 9 a.m. RCMP, fire crews, and emergency medical services responded to the scene and located the wreckage of two small single-engine aircraft.
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025
The content may be used in future stories depicting the wreckage in central Texas as communities continue to grapple with the tragedy.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 8 July 2025
The National Transportation Safety Board stated that an investigator was expected to arrive at the crash site on Tuesday and that the wreckage would be transported to a facility for further analysis.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Workers could be seen collecting personal items and family photos from the wreckage.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025
The content may be used in future stories depicting the wreckage in central Texas as communities continue to grapple with the tragedy.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 8 July 2025
The National Transportation Safety Board stated that an investigator was expected to arrive at the crash site on Tuesday and that the wreckage would be transported to a facility for further analysis.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Workers could be seen collecting personal items and family photos from the wreckage.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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“Wreckage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wreckage. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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wreckage
noun
wreck·age
ˈrek-ij 
1
a
: the act of wrecking
b
: the state of being wrecked
2
: the remains of a wreck
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