Example Sentences

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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

Rowe wracked her brain for something, or someone, who might be able to help her sister.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

"In other words, these people are coming into a country that is wracked by drought, that has unemployment, and that now has conflict inside it."

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

While Vesia’s statement was wracked with sorrow, it was also filled with gratitude.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Then the memory of Hamlet’s words tormented me and my own tears wracked me until, exhausted, I fell into an uneasy slumber.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein