wreck
noun
any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
are wrecking
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present progressiveof wreck.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“They are wrecking curbside recycling through costly and dangerous contamination.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
But assistant superintendent Em Casey says the hunger-driven javelina insurgents are wrecking shop so hard this year that the course has to spend 45 to 50 hours a week repairing the damage.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2023
The Australian Koala Foundation has called for legislation to protect them and curb land clearing and mining projects that are wrecking their habitats.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
Rouhani and other pragmatic Iranians want to start over again too; for one thing, the renewed and tightened sanctions are wrecking their economy.
From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2020
"Here you are, wrecking Tuppy's life, wrecking Gussie's life, all for the sake of a cheap score."
From Right Ho, Jeeves by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
