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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Images of wreckage from the FARP also appear to indicate that other aircraft had to be left behind and destroyed, including small helicopters, The War Zone reported.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
Archaeologists discovered bottles, ceramics, basketry, and even a human jawbone among the wreckage.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026
Iranian officials told civilians to be on the lookout for survivors and have flooded social media with images that purport to show wreckage from the aircraft.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
The vehicle smashed through barricades and concrete, racing down a hallway before becoming lodged in the twisted wreckage.
—Gayle Pearlstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
Archaeologists discovered bottles, ceramics, basketry, and even a human jawbone among the wreckage.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026
Iranian officials told civilians to be on the lookout for survivors and have flooded social media with images that purport to show wreckage from the aircraft.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
The vehicle smashed through barricades and concrete, racing down a hallway before becoming lodged in the twisted wreckage.
—Gayle Pearlstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Wreckage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wreckage. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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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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