detritus

Example Sentences

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The pair said they were worried about the potential fire hazard caused by the rubbish, with the detritus outside the property including soft furnishings and abandoned gas canisters.

From BBC

Fighting has littered Ukraine with an appalling amount of dangerous war detritus.

From Reuters

No building remains untouched by ordnance, no surface clear of war detritus.

From Los Angeles Times

“Maybe these politicians are angry because this food is nasty,” Ms. Hearts joked later as the group ate at a lunch table littered with detritus from sandwiches, pizza, orange soda and Funyuns.

From New York Times

Later they inserted their own images into photo montages, juxtaposed against the totems and detritus of modern life – newspaper headlines, graffiti, advertisements, garbage, even excrement and bodily fluids.

From Seattle Times