detritus

Example Sentences

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Purifoy’s fantastical assemblages made of found objects and unloved detritus provided the most fitting example of the creative desert mindset.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

It was still full of stranded belongings and furniture and detritus, but there were no neighbors there anymore.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

He worries that even more detritus will wash up on the beach in the future.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

A city cleaning crew stages occasional sweeps to collect and throw away the detritus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

I fish through my coat pocket's detritus for my keys, then pull them out.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan