avalanche

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Mar. 14, 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

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