debris
Example Sentences
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There could be fast-flowing currents, sharp rocks, debris, sudden drop-offs, or even heavy machinery in reservoirs or canals.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026
Waders with nets worked their way through the massive body of water, as if this were a little backyard pool with some tree debris.
From Slate • Jun. 19, 2026
Orbital debris and micrometeorites are hazards because they can puncture the space data center, and a worst-case collision could destroy it and create even more space debris.
From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026
Another drone crashed into an apartment building in the Moscow region district of Zhukovsky, while drone debris sparked a fire at a shopping centre near the capital's suburbs, Moscow region governor Andrey Vorobyov said.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
He zeroed in on my scalp and pinched a group of hairs at the root, sliding mysterious debris to the end and setting off a ripple of chills from my shoulders to my face.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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