physical wreck

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a person whose body is in very poor condition

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Examples (10)

  • After a week of non-stop work, she was a complete physical wreck.
  • He looked like a physical wreck after battling the flu for a month.
  • The athlete became a physical wreck from overtraining without proper rest.
  • She felt like a physical wreck after the grueling marathon.
  • Lack of sleep and poor diet turned him into a physical wreck.
  • The doctor warned that continued stress would reduce her to a physical wreck.
  • Despite being a physical wreck, he insisted on finishing the project.
  • Years of hard living had left him a physical wreck.
  • By the end of the long journey, the entire team was a physical wreck.
  • She carefully nursed him back from being a physical wreck to good health.