debris

Example Sentences

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Bits of flying debris slammed into their Gore-Tex rain suits like shotgun pellets.

From Literature

Jonathan realized the trees and branches and other debris were floating toward the setting sun.

From Literature

In November, China’s Shenzhou-20 spacecraft was hit by debris, delaying the return of three astronauts by more than a week.

From The Wall Street Journal

Though the fire was eventually put out, large amounts of soggy, charred debris and hand sanitizer remained all around the warehouse, according to court documents.

From Los Angeles Times

Picking through the debris of the recent software stock slump, bitcoin’s regular winter meltdown, the dollar’s ongoing malaise and the memification of precious metals reveals an interesting, although perhaps not surprising, discovery.

From Barron's