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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Despite shifting networks and stunt-casting judges, the genre lies in the wreckage of itself.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 July 2025
The memorial service will provide that opportunity for the swimmers to celebrate their journey and remember the 29 men who died in the wreckage.
—Emma George-Griffin, Freep.com, 15 July 2025
Jonathan Lamb told reporters earlier in the week, urging residents not to touch mounds of wreckage before it’s properly searched.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 13 July 2025
Curious history buffs likely won’t be able to visit the bow in person, as researchers have not revealed its exact location in order to protect the wreckage, per Popular Science’s Andrew Paul.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 July 2025
The memorial service will provide that opportunity for the swimmers to celebrate their journey and remember the 29 men who died in the wreckage.
—Emma George-Griffin, Freep.com, 15 July 2025
Jonathan Lamb told reporters earlier in the week, urging residents not to touch mounds of wreckage before it’s properly searched.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 13 July 2025
Curious history buffs likely won’t be able to visit the bow in person, as researchers have not revealed its exact location in order to protect the wreckage, per Popular Science’s Andrew Paul.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
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“Wreckage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wreckage. Accessed 29 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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