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

Diego Gonçalo filmed the moments after an avalanche in St Anton, Austria.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

The eurozone data calendar thins out after the usual end-of-month avalanche.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 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

“But we must be very quiet. You know a noise sometimes brings things down—like an avalanche in the Alps.”

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis