wreck
noun
any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
had wrecked
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past perfectof wreck.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Mrs Willis told the BBC the incident had "wrecked" her family.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2023
The indictment said Nadine Menendez needed that new car because she had wrecked hers in an “accident.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
The mayor of Castelvetrano, Enzo Alfano, has been highly critical of Messina Denaro, saying he had wrecked the reputation of the town, stunting the local economy.
From Reuters ● Sep. 27, 2023
Stoker reportedly asked around the shore about shipwrecks in Whitby, notably the Dmitry, a ship that had wrecked five years earlier.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 18, 2023
The quake had wrecked parts of downtown Anchorage and towns and villages across Alaska.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
