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Flotsam in a sentence

Flotsam meaning

Debris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck.

Synonyms of Flotsam

Using Flotsam

  • The main meaning on this page is: Debris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck.
  • Useful related words include: jetsam, wreckage.
  • In the example corpus, flotsam often appears in combinations such as: the flotsam, flotsam and, of flotsam.

Context around Flotsam

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Flotsam

  • In this selection, "flotsam" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, looking, shop, martian, first and floating stand out and add context to how "flotsam" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include all the flotsam and jetsam and all the flotsam on the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "flotsam" sits close to words such as abdulai, abhinandan and abhor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with flotsam

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Everyone scoops the flotsam up and away. (7 words)

You mean random flotsam we leave on accident? (8 words)

No, South Korea are simply fine, neither favorites nor flotsam. (10 words)

But here we have it – there are those squatters at Success, on the East Coast of Demerara, who insist they just don’t have anywhere to go to put their heads down but those flimsy hovels they created out of flotsam and jetsam seemingly washed ashore. (46 words)

As soon as you start pushing and pulling it out of your drain, you begin encountering globs of all the flotsam and jetsam you thought you had rinsed away on a day-to-day basis. (35 words)

Game adaptations have bombed, and will continue to bomb, for the rest of time, but flotsam like Doom, House of the Dead, are at least tertiarily attached to the ideas presented in the gameplay. (34 words)

You mean random flotsam we leave on accident? (8 words)

Example sentences (20)

The answer is No. Now that it is time to prove their allegations of manipulations, both Obi and Atiku are clutching at flotsam to stay afloat.

The macabre-looking flotsam first came to light via a post in the Marine Biology Facebook group that’s currently making waves online.

This is a major safety issue because emergency vehicles will be impeded by the road closure & all the flotsam on the roads.

Everyone scoops the flotsam up and away.

For that price I'd want more piles of flotsam for future renovations.

He was 8, and his sister was 10, but to the powerful Kern River as it rushed past Beach Park in Bakersfield, they were just so much flotsam to be washed downstream.

Sally Dart, who runs homewares shop Flotsam 50 near Brixham Harbour, told the PA news agency that business was “probably 30 to 40% down” and described the water company as “appalling”.

And yet, the prospect of visiting him has thrown up all sorts of flotsam, about him and about your fiancee’s handling of the situation.

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But here we have it – there are those squatters at Success, on the East Coast of Demerara, who insist they just don’t have anywhere to go to put their heads down but those flimsy hovels they created out of flotsam and jetsam seemingly washed ashore.

But if Phobos is made of Martian flotsam from a massive impact shortly after the planet’s birth, then the moon has retained the earliest memories of Mars.

Hang them on doors or walls to store shoes, umbrellas, dog leashes, all the flotsam and jetsam of life.

You can currently see her in "Friendsgiving," and her new album, "Foam And Flotsam," is out now.

You mean random flotsam we leave on accident?

As soon as you start pushing and pulling it out of your drain, you begin encountering globs of all the flotsam and jetsam you thought you had rinsed away on a day-to-day basis.

Let’s try to make room for at least a little good news among all the political flotsam and jetsam littering the internet this week.

No, South Korea are simply fine, neither favorites nor flotsam.

We have a serious need to distil out the poisonous flotsam floating about and pay attention to the platforms of each party.

You seem to collect little bits of flotsam from nature, leaves and twigs and seeds.

Game adaptations have bombed, and will continue to bomb, for the rest of time, but flotsam like Doom, House of the Dead, are at least tertiarily attached to the ideas presented in the gameplay.

No doubt, camping has its charm, but our campsites sometimes look ravaged with the flotsam and jetsam of camping.

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Common combinations with flotsam

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "flotsam" in a sentence?
An example: "The answer is No. Now that it is time to prove their allegations of manipulations, both Obi and Atiku are clutching at flotsam to stay afloat." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "flotsam" from authentic English texts.
What does "flotsam" mean?
Flotsam means: Debris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck.
What are synonyms of "flotsam"?
Common synonyms of "flotsam" include: jetsam, wreckage.
How many example sentences with "flotsam" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "flotsam", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.