Sentence examples for Debris from inspiring English sources

The word 'debris' is a correct and commonly used term in written English
It refers to scattered pieces of waste or remains from something that has been destroyed or broken apart. Example: After the hurricane passed through, the streets were filled with debris from fallen trees and damaged buildings.

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Debris

noun

Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.

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Emergency services said on Friday the decision had been made because of the danger posed by flying debris in the predicted strong winds.

Nearby, the men had amassed a pile of ash-grey debris, from which a single pink high heel protruded.

With eyes watering in the sharp wind, it was a relief to shelter under a high bank by the river, where dog violet, barren strawberry and thyme clung to the crumbly debris.

Cook will not be going to the Caribbean and has two months to sift the debris of a disastrous tour and work also on his batting after a mediocre return in both formats.

As part of the search for a compromise, the president invited to the White House for talks next week the most senior Republican leader left standing amid the election debris, House Speaker John Boehner, and other Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress.

Also, Mumbai is a developing city, and all the debris from buildings being knocked down needs to go somewhere".

The problem is that these debris dumps lay the ground for illegal reclamation of land, in flagrant violation of a law restricting construction on coastal areas.

The strewn debris and broken rocks round our feet marked its route.

When the Airbus 320 crashed in a remote, rocky ravine, the impact was so forceful that it left only small pieces of debris and bodies scattered over two hectares.

Later she reported that she could see three bodies of monks who had been trapped in the debris of a collapsed building.

Those celebrations were interrupted as objects rained down upon them, Branislav Ivanovic struck on the neck by a cigarette lighter, with plastic bottles and coins among the other debris flung at them.

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