detritus
Example Sentences
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The building, filled to its ceilings, grew increasingly dilapidated; Langley’s paranoia about suspected intruders led him to build mazes of detritus to throw them off.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
"Everyone heard them, everyone," he told AFP after his mother was pulled from the detritus alive but later died.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
But any visitor who has circled the White House on foot knows that it’s a decidedly wearisome experience, punctuated by the detritus of security barriers and by efforts to keep the public at bay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Seve has let the detritus of life pile up around him — literally — with delivery packages and plastic-wrapped clothes overrunning his tiny Baltimore apartment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
There they remain from May or June until fall, feeding on the bottom detritus.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing detritus
Lord of the Flies
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Just Mercy
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