How to Use debris in a Sentence

debris

noun

• After the earthquake, rescuers began digging through the debris in search of survivors.
• Everything was covered by dust and debris.
• The trucks weren’t struck by the avalanche but hit the debris.
  — Aubrey Wieber, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2020
• That’s when the Earth will be in the thickest part of the debris trail.
  — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 11 Aug. 2019
• Skid marks were in the grass and debris littered the ground.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 29 Apr. 2022
• The woman in the video then walks over to a pile of debris at the curb in front of the store.
  — Fox News, 3 June 2020
• The main trail to the summit is still choked with debris.
  — Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, 11 July 2018
• After you’ve cleared the area of debris, the band turns white.
  — Jessica Cruel, Allure, 18 Aug. 2020
• In a whirlpool tub, the pump sends the debris into the tub itself.
  — Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2021
• The ground near the home outside was strewn with leaves and piles of debris.
  — Sydney Pereira, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2021
• There could be debris in the road as well as cracks in the surface.
  — oregonlive.com, 12 July 2019
• Ice at the curbs and crossings is full of grit and trapped debris.
  — Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2017
• The loosened debris is then swept away when the hair is rinsed.
  — Julie Ricevuto, Allure, 25 Nov. 2020
• First, clear away piles of debris, stacked wood and leaves.
  — Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 16 Oct. 2017
• That debris then drifted apart over the course of the ten years that followed.
  — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2020
• Back at her own apartment, sludge and debris blocked the front door.
  — Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2020
• Use a rake or broom to keep debris out of the road and away from storm drains, ditches, and streams.
  — Fernando Cervantes Jr., The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2023
• But winds of change rarely kick up debris of just one type.
  — Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2020
• Over time, that debris builds up and can cause the flow from your faucet to decrease in strength.
  — Heather Finn, Good Housekeeping, 27 June 2019
• Check your gutters for leaves and debris and make sure the drains are cleared.
  — oregonlive, 17 Oct. 2022
• Search crews found his body in avalanche debris about 5:15 p.m.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 31 May 2022
• By late last month, there was more debris outside the home.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2021
• And large chunks of debris littered the streets nearby.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2021
• They were covered with dust and debris from head to toe.
  — Janet Graham, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2021
• No one was injured, and the runway was briefly closed so the debris could be cleared.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
• But do tanks of milk sit with the tops open like that, so that any stray debris can just float on in?
  — Hillary Kelly, Vulture, 5 May 2021
• The self-empty base looks small but holds about 60 days' worth of debris.
  — Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2024
• At least three people have been killed by debris falling from the sky in the last week.
  — Vivek Shankar, New York Times, 4 June 2023
• The debris was then loaded into a garbage truck and crushed.
  — Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, 8 Dec. 2017
• Just feed it down your clogged pipes, and the micro-hook tip will grab hair, debris, and gunk.
  — Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 22 Apr 2024