How to Use salvage in a Sentence

salvage

1 of 2 noun
Definition of salvagenext
Synonyms for salvagenext
  • The ship was beyond salvage.
  • Crews were able to isolate the fire damage to the third floor with salvage covers.
    — Sofia Saric, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2022
  • In due course, the salvage divers brought to the surface all that survived of the vessel’s rich cargo.
    — William Dalrymple, The New York Review of Books, 1 Dec. 2022
  • That’s the book that might’ve helped Benioff and Weiss salvage season 8 all those years ago.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 17 June 2022
  • The two week wait-time is necessary to minimize the shock to the tree during the salvage process.
    — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2022
  • As a result, this part of a salvage mission can take many weeks.
    — Jason Sherman, Scientific American, 2 May 2022
  • The author, in his high school and early college years, moved next door to a salvage yard.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Old fixtures are often bought by the clients from salvage yards.
    — Alina Dizik, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The man is expected to help coordinate the salvage of the boat.
    — Brie Stimson, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2023
  • The ship itself was a complete loss without any chance of salvage.
    — David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Known as the Navajo class, these are built for towing, rescue and salvage work.
    — Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Whether the salvage system would take part in any rescue now rested on a knife edge.
    — Alex Christian, WIRED, 29 June 2023
  • The fire went out before the sinking, while salvage crews were preparing to tow the ship toward shore.
    — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2022
  • One of the great salvage operations in NFL annals has made the Dolphins fun to watch.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2023
  • When the fire finally went out on February 25, a salvage team was dispatched to tow the boat back to land.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Since the 1994 salvage rights granting, RMST has gathered thousands of items and put them on view for millions to see.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The Navy would only use the ocean salvage system if there were pieces large enough to require the use of the specialized equipment.
    — Jennifer McDermott and Steve Leblanc, USA TODAY, 26 June 2023
  • In that scenario, Evergreen will be required to pay for the salvage.
    — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2022
  • The salvage contractors would likely use a cable or floats to lift the plane, Cleveland said.
    — Henri Hollis, ajc, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Rough seas slowed the salvage effort on Sunday, which is taking place in about 50 feet of water.
    — Alex Horton, Dan Lamothe, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Feb. 2023
  • His insurer agreed, and Betty was written off and sent to a salvage yard.
    — WIRED, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Two days later, the fire fighters and salvage crews are waiting for the blaze to go out before boarding the vessel.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 July 2023
  • The owner of a nearby salvage yard, Joe Kennedy, is now a person of interest.
    — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2022
  • The salvage crafts will remain around the area to monitor the situation.
    — Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Oregon’s four-year-old roadkill salvage program for deer and elk has been so successful, it’s made it to the menu.
    — oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The collateral means that, when an issuer sinks beneath the waves, the loan has some salvage value.
    — William Baldwin, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2022
  • It’s expected to be ready for delivery in late 2024, and Austal will build at least three more of the towing, rescue and salvage ships.
    — al, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Meanwhile, the vessel's owner is working on a salvage plan.
    — Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2023
  • Get on the road with your truck (or rent one) to attend a salvage show with your partner pick up cool finds (like antique doors and more) together!
    — Janece Maze, Country Living, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The owner of the boat is now working with commercial salvage to recover the vessel, the Coast Guard noted.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 27 June 2022
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salvage

2 of 2 verb
  • Divers salvaged some of the sunken ship's cargo.
  • Few of their possessions were salvaged from the fire.
  • He is trying to salvage his marriage.
  • Notice the old iron gates (salvaged, of course) and the fountain.
    — Page Leggett, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The Beavers, who went 1-2 against ASU, need a win today to salvage a split in their trip to the desert.
    — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Jansen & Jones salvaged a podium spot with a win in the bronze medal match.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The moose was retrieved and its meat salvaged and processed.
    — CBS News, 7 Mar. 2024
  • If that doesn’t work, the only way to salvage it may be to dye the whole bag a darker color.
    — Yolanda Wikiel, wsj.com, 13 Sep. 2023
  • If there’s a way to salvage things and bear-hug the name and brand, nothing of substance changes for the Aztecs in a travel sense.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Adults sift through the dust and rubble for anything worth salvaging.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Here's how to find replacement parts to salvage your beloved Crock-Pot and put it to work again.
    — Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Here's how to salvage the seeds and cook them five different ways.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The rules are in place so that the meat of the animal can be salvaged and something positive can come from the death.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Alex Cora, the coaches, and the players have done well in salvaging the season.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023
  • No food is worth salvaging for a bout of food poisoning.
    — Susan Choung, Good Housekeeping, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Summer and Gilles Gerling sought to salvage keepsakes from the ashes of their home.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
  • To see the truth and salvage her legacy, Bertie must let go of the pride that estranged her from her late college-dropout daughter.
    — Josie Howell | , al, 9 Apr. 2023
  • But lots of questions linger as the team looks to salvage something good from what will be a losing season.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Lin did not completely agree with Google and Apple that users had no hopes of salvaging their suit.
    — Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The divers are working to recover and salvage an aircraft lost at sea.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 7 Feb. 2023
  • When one piece is lost or destroyed, the team can salvage the project by swapping in a ready-to-go replacement.
    — Popular Mechanics, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Many of their holdings are salvaged from attics, antique shops, book fairs, and garage sales.
    — Michael Casey, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Health care providers will be available, and there will be guidance for salvaging any items at the properties.
    — CBS News, 15 Sep. 2023
  • There still is time for Kyle Lowry to salvage his Heat tenure, but the clock certainly is ticking.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The storm system may pull away in time to salvage at least Sunday afternoon.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
  • And if these young Black men can’t see through the scrim of history and race and policing to salvage a shred of empathy, then who can?
    — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The malachite pieces were salvaged from the making of other watches at Bulgari.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2024
  • For the next 13 days, wrecking crews and the U.S. Lifesaving Service tried to salvage the vessel but were unable to.
    — Hannah Hernandez, Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The back porch has a wine table Jack made from wood salvaged during the renovation.
    — Page Leggett, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The statue cannot be salvaged, the league plans to replace it using the original mold, made by artist John Parsons, a close friend of Lutz.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 31 Jan. 2024

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