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Example sentences for: debris

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The NYT reports that mudslides were a big killer, quoting a Nicaraguan rescue worker saying he could do nothing for the people buried in the debris he could hear begging for help.
This exit route ensured that civilians would not be endangered by falling debris and people on West Street, on the plaza between the towers, and on Liberty Street.
In the years following his interment, the tomb entrance became covered with debris when another tomb was dug nearby, saving it from tomb robbers.
At 9:51, an aviation unit warned units of large pieces of debris hanging from the building.
Women formed groups of Trümmerfrauen (rubble women), with 60,000 of them passing the debris of war by hand to clear ground for rebuilding.