avalanche
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Much like a snow avalanche that starts with a small shift before cascading downhill, new observations show that solar flares begin with subtle magnetic disturbances that rapidly intensify.
From Science Daily
Other novels have come before — Joyce Carol Oates’ memorable if wildly fictionalized “Blonde,” for example — not to mention the avalanche of nonfiction that has been written since Marilyn burst onto the scene.
From Los Angeles Times
Five off-piste skiers have died in two avalanches in the Austria's Alps following heavy snowfall in the region.
From BBC
‘If anything has surprised Mr. Rubin,” the New York Times wrote less than a year into the Clinton administration, “it is the avalanche of criticism, especially from the business community.”
Two popular repayment strategies include the avalanche method, paying the highest-interest debts first, then tackling smaller balances, and the snowball method, paying the smallest debts first to build momentum, then moving to larger balances.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
