human wreckage

Frequency: 4.01.5 per million words

Used figuratively to refer to people who are physically or emotionally broken, often by war or disaster.

wreckageADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

human

Examples (10)

  • The human wreckage of the battlefield was a stark reminder of war's cost.
  • Years of conflict left behind not just ruined cities, but also immense human wreckage.
  • The therapist worked with the human wreckage of abuse survivors, helping them heal.
  • After the economic collapse, many families became human wreckage, struggling to rebuild their lives.
  • He dedicated his life to helping the human wreckage caused by addiction.
  • The documentary graphically depicted the human wreckage left in the wake of the natural disaster.
  • She felt like human wreckage after years of emotional manipulation and betrayal.
  • Preventing such human wreckage should be a top priority for any compassionate society.
  • Their lives were reduced to human wreckage by the devastating fire that took everything.
  • The novel vividly portrayed the human wreckage of a generation scarred by prolonged civil war.