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

"But the avalanche risk has gone down from a 5/5 to a 3/5, so I feel reassured."

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

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

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

They were crouched behind an outcropping of rocks, left over from a small avalanche off the hill years before.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline