train wreck
noun
an accident in which a train or trains are severely damaged.
trainwreck
-
a variation of
train wreck.
Example Sentences
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It is difficult to determine the full impact of Skrmetti because it is so strangely constructed—a series of half-arguments and specious assumptions stitched together into one analytic trainwreck.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2025
But I won’t deny the reason I inhale each episode is purely due to the rubbernecking of the trainwreck moments that I can experience from the comfort of my couch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
The one debate they held was seen as a trainwreck, with Mr. Fetterman struggling to understand the questions, delivered to him in a talk-to-text format, and to formulate smooth responses.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
I wasn't the medical trainwreck suggested by my medical history, though I recognized my problems were difficult to ignore.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2022
Unlike most Hararis, though, she was not a trainwreck who wasted all her energy trying to look normal and avoiding direct eye contact with the ghosts who liked bothering her in public.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
