avalanche

Example Sentences

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It was a civic guessing game as to where the presumably late Mrs. Scott might be — maybe under an avalanche of concrete being poured for one of L.A.’s new freeways.

From Los Angeles Times

Five people were killed in a series of avalanches in the Austrian Alps as heavy snowfall hit the region on Friday.

From BBC

The latest deaths took to 18 the number of dead in avalanches in Austria this winter season.

From Barron's

The man was among six people rescued in four separate incidents on and around Ben Nevis - two of which were during avalanches.

From BBC

Six people were rescued from where the group encountered an avalanche in the Castle Peak area on their way back from a backcountry skiing adventure.

From Los Angeles Times