wrecking ball
nounDefinition of wrecking ball
: a heavy iron or steel ball swung or dropped by a derrick to demolish old buildings
— called also wrecker's ball
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Both Lake Minneola players had impressive games against Tavares with Logan acting as a one-man wrecking ball. — Chris Hays, orlandosentinel.com, "Week 1: 2020 Central Florida Super60 update; Kyeandre Magloire, Manny Stokes Jr., are big movers," 27 Aug. 2019 Video by Bill Dow/Special to DFP The Palace of Auburn Hills — theDetroit Pistons' former home — will meet the wrecking ball this fall. — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, "Palace of Auburn Hills to be demolished this fall," 24 June 2019 The iconic Hudepohl smokestack will face the wrecking ball Friday. — Randy Tucker, Cincinnati.com, "Cincinnati's iconic Hudepohl smokestack faces wrecking ball Friday," 11 June 2019 USA TODAY Miley Cyrus came in like a wrecking ball on Twitter with her latest picture. — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, "Miley Cyrus flaunts bikini body while keeping it 'casual' in tiny string swimsuit," 10 July 2019 Williamson, a 6 foot 7, 285-pound wrecking ball of talent, is the near-certain No. — Jason Gay, WSJ, "Yikes, His Nikes! Zion Williamson’s Sneaker Disaster," 21 Feb. 2019 Pick: Lions 34, Bears 17 Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Rams — The Rams have the defensive line the Lions should have had a few years back, with Suh and Aaron Donald two wrecking balls in the middle. — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, "Predicting Detroit Lions 2018 schedule: 9-7 reasonable for Matt Patricia," 19 Apr. 2018 And when Mr Trump seeks to bring them about with a wrecking ball aimed at allies and global institutions, what is the balance of costs and benefits to America and the world? — The Economist, "Donald Trump’s demolition theory of foreign policy won’t work," 7 June 2018 Today, perhaps unsurprisingly, the 130kg wrecking ball holds rank as one of the world's best players. — George Ramsay, CNN, "From teenager to test match: The long road to rugby stardom," 11 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wrecking ball.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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