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Discover LudwigThe part of the sentence 'debris were' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a scattered pile of usually disorganized material, such as broken pieces, fragments, or remains of something. For example, "After the storms passed, the streets were filled with debris."
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Hunks of charred debris were everywhere.
"Three pieces of debris were observed".
Glass and debris were blasted from the shops.
Sheets of tin and debris were flying," he said.
Seats and debris were scattered on the blood-stained pavement.
Eight-foot-high piles of debris were stacked outside.
Some 20m tonnes of debris were quickly cleared.
Several minor injuries from downed trees and wind-tossed debris were reported.
Pieces of debris were drifting by, and Faridah reached for a hunk of wood.
Wreckage, body parts and burning debris were strewn over a 50 sq km area.
"Dirt and smoke and debris were flying past my head," he went on.
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