avalanche

Example Sentences

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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

"So when we had a lot of snow in January, there was a high avalanche risk."

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

A train in Switzerland was derailed recently after an avalanche slammed into its side.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

The decisions will help determine the direction of an economy that powered through an avalanche of change in 2025 and emerged in the new year on a better-than-expected footing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Late the next day we had got down there and were creeping along that same snow-slope, very softly, not sneezing, lest we bring down the avalanche.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin