salvage
Example Sentences
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The Spanish “REC”—purportedly forged out of the salvaged recordings of a news crew lost in a plague-zombie apartment building—was genuinely thrilling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Her home of salvaged wood was still standing after the storm but the tin roofs had been blown off the kitchen and bedroom.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
On the hillside above the shop is an open-air lunch area, its seating made from wooden bleachers salvaged from the old right-field pavilion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
They salvaged a point, or three, on other days, but they were on the wrong side of the ledger on so many occasions.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Technically it was an old computer, or at least a machine made from salvaged parts, but it was faster and more efficient than any other piece of equipment he'd ever owned.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
