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

After a two-second shot of cosmetic detritus, Suzi Quatro struts onscreen, clapping her hands to the beat of the drummer behind her.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Lifting it from the detritus, she ripped aside its wrappings, revealing leather covers, edges stained with age, clasps that locked all its secrets inside.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee