Model
Model verb - Create a representation or model of.
Wreck
Wreck verb - To cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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When he sees the sight of a model train wreck, he gets the urge to throw up and heads for the restroom.
Source: Western Animation / Fillmore! - In the original Lilo & Stitch movie, after seeing Stitch build a model of San Francisco out of bits and bobs from Lilo's room and then proceeding to wreck it, she tells him she's never going to give him any more caffeine.
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The King's crash is supposed to be a recreation of the violent wreck Richard Petty took at the 1988 Daytona 500 (apart from the fact that Petty had a different car model, and that wreck involved an additional five cars).
Source: Western Animation / Cars
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