sinkhole

Example Sentences

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Homes have been evacuated after a sinkhole believed to be from an old mine opened up and swallowed a road sweeper.

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

A major incident has been declared over what police have called a sinkhole at a canal in Shropshire, leaving boats either stricken in a gaping cavity or teetering on the edge of a drop.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

He concluded that most likely the sinkhole was the result of an “induced collapse.”

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025

Not even Hodor could climb down into a sinkhole with Bran heavy on his back, and Jojen could no more walk three leagues than run a thousand.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin