wrack
noun
wreck or wreckage.
Example Sentences
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Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Culiacán to demand an end to the violence that has wracked the north Mexico city.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The smell of burning reached central Madrid early Saturday, as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was set to visit the zone wracked by what officials have called the surrounding region's worst fire on record.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
The recent software rally has offered some vindication for bulls who stood by their contrarian calls after a brutal selloff wracked the sector earlier this year.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
Johnston plays poor Bear as a quivering mess wracked with guilt that this monster — who used to be his friend — is the result of his own terrible decision-making.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Beowulf in particular was wracked with guilt, for it had been his marvelous painting of the scene at Ahwoo-Ahwoo that seemed to have let the cannibal book out of the armoire, so to speak.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
