sinkhole

Example Sentences

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The driver of the road sweeper, whose vehicle fell down the sinkhole, was unharmed.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Bundy and the mayor led a driving tour of the shattered coastline, stopping at one property where the destruction of a home revealed a sea wall below with a pre-existing sinkhole.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Initially thought to be caused by a sinkhole, engineers later said the embankment in Whitchurch had collapsed, causing water to flood out.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

In August, heavy rains caused a drainage pipe to collapse on Route 38 in Burlington County, resulting in a sinkhole.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025

And when the core at last burns itself out, will some of the Earth slump into the void, leaving a giant sinkhole on the surface?

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson