detritus

Example Sentences

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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

It was still full of stranded belongings and furniture and detritus, but there were no neighbors there anymore.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

After a two-second shot of cosmetic detritus, Suzi Quatro struts onscreen, clapping her hands to the beat of the drummer behind her.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

He worries that even more detritus will wash up on the beach in the future.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Some of the boxes had broken open on the way, spilling hot uranium over the truck bed; Seaborg advised his assistants to wear rubber gloves to sweep up the detritus.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik