rockslide

Example Sentences

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In 2017, a massive rockslide came down close to the village of Bondo, killing eight hikers.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

A section of Malibu Canyon Road was closed following a rockslide Friday evening, and was not expected to reopen before Monday, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2024

The magic of Geiranger fades as I walk into one of the world’s most advanced early rockslide warning centers in the nearby industrial fjord town of Stranda also on tsunami watch.

From National Geographic • Oct. 20, 2023

The rockslide took place in the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve on the western shore of the Dead Sea, a popular tourist site.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2023

The doorway through which she’d fallen was ten feet off the ground, now completely blocked with debris that had cascaded into the room, making a rockslide.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan