driftwood
Example Sentences
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Nature shows up everywhere in her studio: rocks in glass jars, pieces of driftwood and tiny “forests” she’s made from glass, brass and walnut.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
“The Housemaid” stumbles, and it doesn’t help that Sweeney spends much of the film meandering throughout its narrative like a piece of driftwood that keeps washing back onto the shore.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026
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
He turned around and held out something black and gnarled like a piece of driftwood.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
