How to Use salvage in a Sentence

salvage

1 of 2 noun
  • The ship was beyond salvage.
  • What salvage crews did bring up was ordnance.
    — Linda Dudik, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
  • As a result, this part of a salvage mission can take many weeks.
    — Jason Sherman, Scientific American, 2 May 2022
  • Old fixtures are often bought by the clients from salvage yards.
    — Alina Dizik, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The ship itself was a complete loss without any chance of salvage.
    — David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Whether the salvage system would take part in any rescue now rested on a knife edge.
    — Alex Christian, WIRED, 29 June 2023
  • Crews were able to isolate the fire damage to the third floor with salvage covers.
    — Sofia Saric, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 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
  • Known as the Navajo class, these are built for towing, rescue and salvage work.
    — Lawrence Specker | [email protected], al, 31 Aug. 2023
  • As any smart salvage shopper knows, dates on food packages usually don’t mean much.
    — Kim Severson, New York Times, 15 Aug. 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
  • Just make sure the company gets first salvage rights on the battlefield.
    — Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • At that point, the quality is too compromised to salvage.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • His insurer agreed, and Betty was written off and sent to a salvage yard.
    — WIRED, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Trees are initially tagged for salvage and pre-watered before they are taken from the ground.
    — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • The man is expected to help coordinate the salvage of the boat.
    — Brie Stimson, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2023
  • In that scenario, Evergreen will be required to pay for the salvage.
    — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 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
  • Butler said the search-and-recovery mission has become one of salvage.
    — Daniella Silva, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
  • 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 collateral means that, when an issuer sinks beneath the waves, the loan has some salvage value.
    — William Baldwin, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2022
  • The Cubs have done a good job of finding ways to salvage series and not go on extended losing streaks.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • The salvage crafts will remain around the area to monitor the situation.
    — Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver, 1 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • City officials said salvage yards are the most likely businesses to take advantage of the change.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Lowe and the demolition contractor came to an agreement and hosted a salvage sale.
    — Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 29 Sep. 2022

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.
  • Can this team still be salvaged?
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
  • Some can be salvaged, some can’t.
    — Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • His first thoughts were about what could be salvaged.
    — Bracey Harris, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Watch this video to learn how to salvage brown sugar.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
  • But there’s a chance the format can still be salvaged.
    — Corey Merriman, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • Wallace salvaged fifth at the flag.
    — Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Matt Boldy scored late to salvage a point for the Wild.
    — CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Some clothes and shoes on the bottom floor were salvaged and have been sent to be cleaned.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Here's how to salvage the seeds and cook them five different ways.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023
  • They were put to work salvaging gas mask parts and packaging for re-use.
    — George Castle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
  • There may be a few folks who can salvage this soulless scourge of scarcity.
    — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
  • Adults sift through the dust and rubble for anything worth salvaging.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Could part of it be salvaged, but its shape reimagined as housing?
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Jansen & Jones salvaged a podium spot with a win in the bronze medal match.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Small parts of the wheel were salvaged, and a few traces of the fair remain today.
    — Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 27 June 2026
  • Notice the old iron gates (salvaged, of course) and the fountain.
    — Page Leggett, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Even the front door had been hiding back there for who knows how long, just waiting to be salvaged.
    — Gina Mayfield, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The driver of the vehicle that struck the deer has first choice on salvaging.
    — Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The Leafs will need a victory to salvage the trip.
    — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Selina, the slenderest of all the girls, risks her life to salvage it.
    — Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
  • Saturday had a chance to be a season-salvaging win, and then … bah.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The question is, as banged up as Jennings is, whether he can be salvaged.
    — Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • La Celeste salvaged a point, but they were not thrilled with the result.
    — ABC News, 15 June 2026
  • Vancouver might try to salvage its portion for a park.
    — Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
  • Presumably, the two will try to salvage what’s left of the peace plan’s framework.
    — Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Many of their holdings are salvaged from attics, antique shops, book fairs, and garage sales.
    — Michael Casey, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Jan. 2024
  • According to Gazelle, it cannot be salvaged.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026

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