The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up.
1 The bacteria level in the food detritus alone must be hugely toxic.
2 Fairy tales are detritus of myth, surviving echoes of gods and heroes.
3 Effects of detritus enhancement were much stronger than those of prey enhancement.
4 The barest standing-room was afforded by a patch of shingle and detritus .
5 There were vast boxes full of the accumulated detritus of ten years.
6 Very smooth drawer mechanism and plenty of space to rest bedtime detritus .
7 Political economy therein spies a detritus , social philosophy there beholds a residuum.
8 Our pasts are littered with the detritus of ex-partners and regrettable actions.
9 Her stopping place was only a shielded corner where detritus could accumulate.
10 Conversation guided him through the detritus of burning equipment and scattered corpses.
11 I'm envious of writers, because a writer leaves this trail of detritus .
12 He nudged a pile of detritus with the end of his cane.
13 The only human detritus that had turned up was a Zippo lighter.
14 I limped down thoroughfares littered with the detritus of spent human merriment.
15 The water was filthy now, streaked with oil and spotted with detritus .
16 A deafening cry to look and mourn the evil detritus of capitalism?
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