rubble
Example Sentences
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They looked like little towers made of rubble that a wind might blow over.
From Literature
Aparecida was still looking through the rubble for her cousin's two children, ages six and nine, and boyfriend.
From Barron's
An AFP journalist in Nangarhar's Bihsud district said residents from around the remote and mountainous area joined rescuers in one village, using a digger and shovels to search for bodies under the rubble.
From Barron's
Footage from the time showed him, visibly in shock, sifting through the rubble for items that belonged to his wife and baby daughter.
From Barron's
It’s worthwhile sifting through the rubble of a selloff and asking how durable marked-down businesses are.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
