subsidence
Example Sentences
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She said the couple who lived there had both died and the property was affected by subsidence caused by tree roots.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
Buildings and water pipes are beginning to crack because of land subsidence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025
To assess the risk to China's deltas, the researchers combined geological records, measurements of land subsidence, and data on human impacts.
From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2025
"But they are really flat yet prone to human-caused subsidence, so sustained sea level rise could submerge them really fast."
From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2025
The deeper the tunnel, the less chance of subsidence on the surface.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
