quake
Example Sentences
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Immediately after the larger quake occurred, those same regions became almost completely quiet.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
During the 2022 unrest, however, the rising magma triggered thousands of smaller earthquakes clustered along the fault rather than one major quake.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
The latest sizable quake in the Silver State in recent days struck at 1:17 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
People in Japan are still scarred by memories of a huge quake in 2011 that triggered a tsunami which killed more than 18,000 people and caused a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
In search of a little company and warmth, Ferula climbed into bed beside her, careful not to wake her up and whispering silent prayers so that the tremors would not become a fullblown quake.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
Vocabulary lists containing quake
Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 5
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Scrabble: Words that Begin with Q
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Lesson 24
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