Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Avalanches don’t slow down for the people standing in their path.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Avalanches were deadly, explained Mr. White, and caused 65 percent of all deaths in one of the regions studied.
From New York Times • May 1, 2024
Urango was a beloved collaborator who performed and recorded alongside major acts including the Avalanches, the Clash’s Mick Jones and MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024
Avalanches in the winter of 2020-2021 killed 37 people nationwide, which was the most recorded by the avalanche center in records going back to 1950.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2023
Avalanches have beheaded the oldest of these giants, but their denuded trunks throw out wisps of new foliage with each returning spring.
From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen
