wrecking
the act, work, or business of a wrecker.
employed or for use in wrecking: a wrecking crew.
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How to use wrecking in a sentence
So much of the District was burned in the riots of 1968, and even more of it has since been wrecking-balled into condo hell.
With ‘R&B in DC 1940-1960,’ historian Jay Bruder reacquaints us with the sounds of a vanished Washington | Chris Richards | September 23, 2021 | Washington PostThe rental house could not have any shared spaces with outsiders, for safety reasons and for Mac, her 115-pound Bernese mountain dog and wrecking ball.
Was a three-week trip to New Orleans for work or vacation? Both. | Andrea Sachs | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostNot until the wrecking crew came to Marshall’s monument and eventually the team name did Rivera change his tune.
Before sports get credit for doing the right thing, remember how long it took to get there | Kevin Blackistone | December 18, 2020 | Washington PostThe Vision Fund was a wrecking ball, smashing into any company it chose with a big check and demands for rapid growth.
How SoftBank’s Vision Fund turned losses into gold this summer | Alex Wilhelm | November 12, 2020 | TechCrunchEarth’s magnetic field largely protects astronauts on the space station from these tiny wrecking balls, just as it protects folks on Earth.
Surviving Mars missions will take planning and lots of innovation | Maria Temming | October 22, 2020 | Science News For Students
In a country where stability is still fragile and requires careful tending, Ebola is a wrecking ball.
And what did Cyrus tell her hair-tossing protégée, besides “Return the wrecking ball NOW, lady”?
You come in like a wrecking ball Never hit so hard in love All I wanted was some breakfast, Daaad.
His first shows were in Asbury Park, at a small run down Convention Hall that appeared destined for the wrecking ball.
Springsteen, Seeger, and the Joy of Political Music | Howard Wolfson | February 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTongues were wagging when Miley Cyrus released the R-rated video for her song “wrecking Ball.”
Rob Ford, Kid President, What the Fox Say?, and More Viral Videos | The Daily Beast Video | December 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe himself had not the slightest intention of playing Lothario and of wrecking the peace of the Ducksmith household.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeIf I were to be the cause of breaking up your home, and wrecking Corydon's life, it would be more than I could bear.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton SinclairShe did not know that this new ardent confidence came near to wrecking her.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert ParkerThe conductor of our train had spotted me from seeing my pass, and I happened to hear him docketing me for the wrecking boss.
The Wreckers | Francis LyndePitt could not, therefore, make it a government measure without almost certainly wrecking his administration.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William Hunt
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