sinkhole

Example Sentences

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The sinkhole was believed to have been caused by a ruptured sewage pipe.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Bundy and the mayor led a driving tour of the shattered coastline, stopping at one property where the destruction of a home revealed a sea wall below with a pre-existing sinkhole.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Initially thought to be caused by a sinkhole, engineers later said the embankment in Whitchurch had collapsed, causing water to flood out.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

The Daisetta sinkhole opened in 2008, “swallowing oil tanks, trees, telephone poles and several cars,” according to a report in the Dallas Morning News.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025

The reason this sinkhole had done such massive damage to the school was that all the portables were connected by wooden walkways.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor