driftwood

Example Sentences

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“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

Shaun Davis found the bench on Drigg beach near Seascale, which until closer inspection he said he thought was "a bit of driftwood".

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

Spend your day exploring tide pools and your evening around a driftwood fire.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

Behind the caps was a big piece of driftwood, and under the driftwood was a torn piece of fishing net.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr