wrecked
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of wrecked
First recorded in 1965–70; wreck ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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“The Dog Stars” takes place in a wrecked, deserted 2035, after a viral plague has killed almost everybody on Earth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
With a voice at times bitter, befuddled and bemused at his own wrecked life, Busby emerges as a self-aware, sympathetic survivor who knew his best work came at the beginning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Sniffer dogs in Japan helped rescuers Friday make a final sweep of a shopping mall wrecked by an explosion after a big earthquake, as the death toll from the tremor three days earlier hit 35.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
The art school previously insisted it was committed to a faithful reinstatement of the building, which was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh but wrecked by two fires in 2014 and 2018.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Now see what you’ve done because you wouldn’t give me back my motorcycle. You’ve gone and wrecked it.”
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
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