rubble

Example Sentences

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Some of the buildings at the Thahtay Kyaung monastery, where saffron-clad monks cleared rubble from the wreckage by hand in the days after the quake, have been razed.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Analysts note the regime is battered but intact, still controls the Strait of Hormuz and could access its nuclear materials buried deep under rubble.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

This has been demolished by Glasgow City Council with work continuing to remove the rubble.

From BBC • 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

His decision was made when Ishtar's brownstone collapsed, turning into a pile of rubble.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda