sinkhole

Example Sentences

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Residents of a southeastern Texas town woke up Monday to find a local sinkhole expanded by 150 feet in width and depth.

From Washington Times

In Austria, when authorities decided to raze and rebuild the Seethalerhütte, another mountain hut, they found a 130-foot-wide sinkhole under it that could have easily caused a catastrophe—though fortunately it hadn’t.

From Scientific American

The sinkhole near Castaic — located along the 5 Freeway about 2 miles north of Templin Highway — resulted in partial lane closures in both directions, with no estimated time of reopening.

From Los Angeles Times

He warned that party should avoid “this sinkhole of anger and retribution” — whether it comes from Trump or “from the candidates who are going to try to be Trump-light.”

From Washington Post

Ever since, he said, Republicans have been dragged into “a sinkhole of anger and retribution” by the former president.

From New York Times