Example Sentences

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Both laughed before turning to a man sleeping on the ground nearby, swathed in whatever items of clothing he had salvaged from his home.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024

They had salvaged a few thousand books, but more than 1,400 were ruined.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2024

Matt O'Riley scored a 97th-minute winner in the most dramatic of Scottish Premiership finales to give Celtic victory over a Motherwell side who thought they had salvaged a late point.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2023

They had salvaged baby photos, his fishing gear.

From Washington Post • Aug. 27, 2020

Zeitoun sat beside his tent, eating cereal he had salvaged from the kitchen.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers