Used in a Sentence

wrecked

How to use wrecked in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for wrecked.

Editorial note

Also, my wife wrecked her car last year.

Examples12
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

destroyed in an accident; "a wrecked ship"; "a highway full of wrecked cars"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of wrecked gathered in one view.

adjective

destroyed in an accident; "a wrecked ship"; "a highway full of wrecked cars"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for wrecked.

adjective

destroyed in an accident; "a wrecked ship"; "a highway full of wrecked cars"

Example sentences

1

Also, my wife wrecked her car last year.

2

Was there an "Urban whore" train that wrecked the weekend?

3

How could I have not checked myself before I wrecked myself!

4

I am a Linux user, and I have wrecked laptops with it before.

5

Compare this to the plight of someone sitting in a wrecked gasoline-fueled car.

6

If a lifter was wrecked by the extremely aggressive Bulgarian method, so what?

7

Had a perfect first day -- then the first game today completely wrecked my bracket - but on the bright side I always enjoy seeing Duke lose

8

The submission's title was originally something like "Airbnb user's home wrecked".

9

Maybe your experience is different but I've had plenty of bolts on my Japanese car wrecked by a shop putting imperial tools on them and plowing ahead.

10

Robotics' main purpose these days seems to be either cleaning or helping one group of humans oppress another--GM tried to use them in mass number in the 80s and damn near wrecked the company.

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Not to mention yet other signs of Japans wrecked economy:* Zombie giant banks, addicted to bailouts* Currency pushed and pulled by Yen carry trade* Complete efficiency collapse.

12

My fellow students and I who were there at the time "wrecked the curve" for all the graduates of Chinese language programs at United States elite universities who had not spent significant time overseas.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use wrecked in a sentence?

Also, my wife wrecked her car last year.

What does wrecked mean?

destroyed in an accident; "a wrecked ship"; "a highway full of wrecked cars"

What part of speech is wrecked?

wrecked is commonly used as adjective.