rubble

Example Sentences

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The blocks, once filled with homes, were now vacant lots, either cleared out entirely or still filled with pieces of rubble.

From Los Angeles Times

For Slot, the problems and the unflattering statistics are starting to pile up like rubble around his feet.

From BBC

Sarker told the BBC: "Our main task at the moment is to assess casualties and damage. We are not yet seeing the challenge of rescue from the rubble or debris management at that level."

From BBC

"Many people had gathered at the butcher" when the rubble fell, said Sakib Hossain, 50, who rushed out after hearing a loud bang.

From Barron's

"You always think, it won't happen to me, but to me it happened," the 79-year-old said among a pile of rubble that had been her front yard.

From Reuters