flotsam and jetsam
Example Sentences
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He recommends self-nudging, deliberately tuning our media inputs and scrolling practices to reduce time spent mentally fending off the internet’s flotsam and jetsam.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
"It was impossible not to conclude," he later wrote, that for Powell "the struggle was about achieving long-term objectives, not simply a mastery of the flotsam and jetsam of current events".
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2024
Even though Polk was severely injured, Faulkingham said, he was safe and felt God was watching as flotsam and jetsam from his boat was pushed ashore.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023
“It was a slow-moving snowball that made its way across Canada, and it picked up all sorts of other flotsam and jetsam and all sorts of other grievances.”
From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2022
He handed Penelope the object in question and went on his way, calling over his shoulder, “Can’t have flotsam and jetsam in the flower beds, no sirree!”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
