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rubble

noun

ˈrə-bəl

Definition of rubble

as in debris

the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed clearing the rubble after the earthquake

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Recent Examples of rubble Its black-sand coves, lava-rock shores, coral-rubble beaches, and stretches of golden sand deserve their fame, but the islands have much more to explore inland. — Kevin Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2026 Earlier, Davut Gul, the governor of Istanbul, said rescuers had made contact with a 6-year-old trapped in the rubble. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 Three years after Israel’s invasion, Gazans are tentatively building a new normal in the rubble of their old lives. — Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026 Even worse, Dawson had gone inside to register for the race moments earlier and is now missing beneath the rubble. — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rubble

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Hours after the collapse in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, emergency services spokesperson Bilal Faizi said that everyone trapped beneath the rubble had been pulled out and crews had cleared debris.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
The hurricane had headed for the interior and Palm Beach was already clearing its debris.

— Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of debris

Noun

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department divers found Romero’s body in the helicopter wreckage, some 218 feet below, a day later.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
One contractor reported hearing rumors of underwater wreckage — while another claimed to have personally spotted wreckage while conducting survey work at the site.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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Gaza was reduced to ruins, and its people were trapped in a cycle of loss and suffering, as the conflict continued to rage.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
This chapter is accompanied by somewhat twee images of an owl doll, a bottle of designer perfume, a high heel, and a golden microphone positioned against various ancient Greek ruins, including the Parthenon and the Monument of the Eponymous Heroes.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

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