mangled wreckage

Frequency: 7.08.5 per million words

refers to the twisted and broken parts of a crashed vehicle, plane, or building

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Examples (20)

  • The firefighters worked tirelessly to extricate victims from the mangled wreckage of the train.
  • After the horrific crash, only mangled wreckage remained of the car.
  • Investigators sifted through the mangled wreckage of the aircraft, searching for clues.
  • Rescuers carefully searched through the mangled wreckage for survivors.
  • Only mangled wreckage remained after the devastating car crash.
  • The explosion reduced the factory to a pile of mangled wreckage.
  • The explosion reduced the building to mangled wreckage.
  • Investigators examined the mangled wreckage to determine the cause of the accident.
  • Rescuers carefully pulled survivors from the mangled wreckage of the bus.
  • Despite the mangled wreckage, the pilot miraculously survived.
  • Looking at the mangled wreckage, it was hard to believe anyone could have survived.
  • The storm left behind a trail of mangled wreckage across the coastal town.
  • The storm left behind a trail of mangled wreckage and destruction.
  • It took hours to cut the victims free from the mangled wreckage of the train.
  • They removed the mangled wreckage from the highway to clear traffic.
  • Photographs showed the mangled wreckage of the aircraft scattered across the field.
  • Despite the mangled wreckage, the black box of the plane was recovered intact.
  • The impact turned the vehicle into almost unrecognizable mangled wreckage.
  • The documentary showed haunting images of mangled wreckage from old battlefields.
  • Emergency services worked tirelessly to clear the mangled wreckage from the highway.