avalanche
Example Sentences
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Construction crews in the Himalayas have to contend with landslides, avalanches and extreme weather.
The dirty laundry triggered an avalanche of press coverage when the album arrived in November, but the songs have lingered as everyone remembers just how well Allen can craft an intoxicating pop hook.
From BBC
A few days into the first leg, Mr. Tesson’s party gingerly navigated a ridge at risk of avalanche, “tiptoeing over Fabergé eggshells.”
In Canada, major highways to Vancouver have been closed because of flooding, debris and the risk of avalanches.
From BBC
But after what one news outlet called “an avalanche of opposition from climate groups,” party leadership blocked the vote.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
