avalanche

Example Sentences

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"I'm very sad that avalanche covered the school," one child wrote, addressing the letter to a teacher they didn't know had already been killed.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

A train in Switzerland was derailed recently after an avalanche slammed into its side.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

It is unlikely there will be an avalanche of new streaming deals but miners could look at it as an option to create value from existing assets, they write.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

The decisions will help determine the direction of an economy that powered through an avalanche of change in 2025 and emerged in the new year on a better-than-expected footing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

It trembled, and then an avalanche of rage made the cavern walls shudder and dust drop from the ceiling.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack