avalanche
Example Sentences
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“We stand in an avalanche of forgetfulness, resisting the sway of disappearance.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
“It’s an avalanche of earnings power,” says Jeff Buchbinder, chief equity strategist at LPL Financial.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Apart from a moraine collapsing, an avalanche or an unusual amount of rainfall can destabilize a lake.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Much of the economic health of the entertainment industry trades — Variety, the Hollywood Reporter, etc. — rely on the avalanche of ad spending and free content that comes from Oscar campaigning.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
She winced as the log crumbled around her, sounding like an avalanche to her heightened senses.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
Vocabulary lists containing avalanche
"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
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"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (1950)
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Earth Science - Middle School
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