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

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

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

In these photos, we find artifacts of childhood mixed with the detritus of adolescence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

To Ernest, this detritus of U-235 separation and plutonium manufacture was untapped treasure; only neutrons were needed to unlock its value.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik