Examples of “salvage” in a Sentence

noun The rescue of a ship, its cargo, or other property from damage or loss, or the property recovered this way.

• The salvage crew spent weeks recovering cargo from the sunken freighter.
• The company paid for the salvage of the oil tanker after it ran aground.
• Sold as salvage, the damaged cargo still fetched a decent amount.

verb To rescue something from damage, loss, or failure, or to make use of what can still be saved.

• They managed to salvage a few photographs from the fire.
• The coach tried to salvage the team's season after a rough start.
• After the flood, volunteers helped residents salvage furniture from their ruined homes.