Sentence examples for could have wrecked from inspiring English sources

An accidental war between the two superpowers could have wrecked civilization (and, by some accounts, nearly did).

"I could have wrecked him".

If it had hit an inhabited area, though, it could have wrecked local power supplies.

Such an ugly story, brutal in its timing, could have wrecked the buildup inside Borussia's camp.

The country's chaotic politics "could have wrecked the very democracy we were talking about," he said.

An indictment could have wrecked Clinton's election hopes and perhaps opened the door for Donald Trump to become president.

This mind-set has saved the Ramblin' Wreck, which could have been wrecked by the serious sprain to the right ankle of guard B. J. Elder, their leading scorer this season with an average of 15 points a game.

Marengo remained out of range, as Linois was unwilling to risk his flagship in shallow coastal waters for which he did not have accurate charts: the approaches to Vizagapatam were protected by a series of sandbars and if Marengo grounded during the engagement then his flagship could have been wrecked.

In the past, she suggests, novelists could rely on a nearly infinite attention span from their audience, but TV and the movies have wrecked all that.

They have wrecked political economies across South America.

Successive reorganisations have wrecked Ford's product development.