driftwood

Example Sentences

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Soldiers and police had helped clear the debris and driftwood.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

At low tide, the sea is not visible beyond the expanse of grassland, but the area is littered with driftwood, some plastic waste and there is even a small, upturned boat nearby.

From BBC • May 30, 2025

Joel Kawahara of Quilcene, Wash., suggests Ruby Beach, which is a rugged patch of rocky shoreline, often full of driftwood, in Olympic National Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024

Spend your day exploring tide pools and your evening around a driftwood fire.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

When they’d looked after the garden and fished for dinner and checked the beaches for driftwood or bottles or anything else that might have floated in on the tide, Nim had school.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr