shipwreck
noun
the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
have shipwrecked
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present perfectof shipwreck.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Not sure what’s next, I pull my phone from its waterproof case and learn that English King Richard the Lionheart is said to have shipwrecked on Lokrum while returning from the Crusades in 1192.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2021
During his six-month stewardship of Britain he had weathered a series of crises that would have shipwrecked a lesser man and brought down many a stronger government.
From Time Magazine Archive
Trenchard had told him some ugly truths that morning of how in his love-making he appeared to have shipwrecked the Cause ere it was well launched.
From Mistress Wilding by Rafael Sabatini
Three times have shipwrecked men entered the house and taken advantage of this kindly welcome.
From The Lure of the Camera by Charles S. Olcott
Its misty, alluring signals have shipwrecked many an artistic mariner, and—but pshaw!
From Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques by James Huneker
