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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Alec was photographed speaking with officers and making a phone call while standing beside the wreckage.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Two broken palm trees rested on the wreckage.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Two people were pulled from the helicopter wreckage and three others on the ground were hurt, a city of Huntington Beach spokesperson said in a statement.
—Alyssa Pone, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
All the first responders try to hoist the metal wreckage by hand.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Two broken palm trees rested on the wreckage.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Two people were pulled from the helicopter wreckage and three others on the ground were hurt, a city of Huntington Beach spokesperson said in a statement.
—Alyssa Pone, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
All the first responders try to hoist the metal wreckage by hand.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Wreckage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wreckage. Accessed 18 Oct. 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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