shipwreck
noun
the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
had shipwrecked
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past perfectof shipwreck.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Herself she had shipwrecked altogether; but though she might sink, she had not been thrust from the ship by hands which she loved.
From Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope
She had shipwrecked her own happiness in rejecting Godfrey Holmes; but it seemed to her to be the proper thing that a well-behaved young lady should shipwreck her own happiness.
From The Mistletoe Bough by Anthony Trollope
But it was part of my just punishment that, when I most needed help, you should be far abroad searching for the very island on which I had shipwrecked all.
From Foe-Farrell by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
He had shipwrecked his partners' prospects in his absurd vanity and pride!
From From Sand Hill to Pine by Bret Harte
Months of close contact teach character, if character has interest; and to Adams the Cameron type had keen interest, ever since it had shipwrecked his career in the person of President Grant.
From The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams
