avalanche
Example Sentences
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A train in Switzerland was derailed recently after an avalanche slammed into its side.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
The eurozone data calendar thins out after the usual end-of-month avalanche.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 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
The avalanche occurred as the group of 15 was trying to leave the remote Frog Lake huts in a blizzard beneath avalanche-prone slopes.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
It might have been a volcano, or an avalanche of great rocks, or a hundred furious bears.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
