wrecking ball

noun

: a heavy iron or steel ball swung or dropped by a derrick to demolish old buildings

called also wrecker's ball

Examples of wrecking ball in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The song feels like Waldon and her band, the Muleskinners, are using a lead weight like a wrecking ball aimed at her multiple grievances and generational traumas. —Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025

The Eagles have become instant 2A contenders thanks in part to the two-way talents of Gray, a 6-foot-4, 235-pound wrecking ball who put up 1,455 total yards, 22 TDs, 8.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks in 10 games last fall. —Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025

For now, at least, the only wrecking ball being swung is at Colbert. —Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025

Trump has long been a human wrecking ball, but now his chaos has splattered onto the usually serene White House. —Maureen Dowd, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wrecking ball

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