rubble

Example Sentences

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At Royal Hill we saw documents in Chinese, recovered from the rubble, detailing the punishments for failing to meet targets.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

At a pagoda in the suburb of Amarapura, a statue of a reclining Buddha emerges from a carefully arranged pile of brick rubble, its face respectfully cleaned.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Inmates dug through rubble to excavate their own jailers, said relatives of current prisoners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Even some of the worst films I’ve ever seen have merit, buried beneath the rubble of their awfulness.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

This strange place was a nightmare, a wasteland of rubble covered with brown slime.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis