How to Use mudslide in a Sentence

mudslide

noun
  • The heavy rain triggered a mudslide.
  • To the north of the park, four mudslides have shutdown SR 410.
    — Madeline Holcombe and Dave Alsup, CNN, 11 Feb. 2020
  • The rain could lead to flash floods and mudslides on the island.
    — Joan Chrissos, miamiherald, 28 May 2018
  • Heavy rains in the area over the past two weeks have caused mudslides and flooding.
    — Andrew Carter and Bruce Henderson, charlotteobserver, 31 May 2018
  • The rain last night caused a mudslide to destroy half of our home.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Some of the roads covered by the mudslide took years to reopen.
    — Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2021
  • When the mudslides started, part of a nearby hill crashed through the walls of my garage and gym.
    — Carly Graf, Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2018
  • In 2017, a massive mudslide cut off much of the region for more than a year.
    — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 31 Jan. 2021
  • They had been awoken by a loud boom and the noise of the impending mudslide.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Bare hillsides are at huge risk of erosion, even mudslides, in the rains.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
  • They were also told that rain could increase the risk of flash floods and mudslides.
    — Don Thompson, The Seattle Times, 5 Dec. 2018
  • The threat of mudslides is vast, spreading from Santa Barbara all the way to Duarte.
    — CBS News, 9 Jan. 2018
  • State Route 70 remains closed after a mudslide blocked the road.
    — Taylor Avery, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2021
  • The heavy rains also caused a mudslide in Burke County.
    — Janice Dean, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2020
  • At least 30 people died in a mudslide on Nov. 17, according to the NHC.
    — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 1 Nov. 2021
  • The mudslides killed him, his 6-year-old son and his 79-year-old stepfather.
    — Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, 22 Jan. 2018
  • But a mudslide started and Stacy was forced to move his firetruck.
    — NBC News, 1 Mar. 2021
  • The area is now at risk for mudslides amid the looming threat of extensive rain.
    — Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
  • What To Know The deluge has led to the closure of over 500 roads due to flooding, mudslides and rockslides.
    — John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
  • As luck would have it both the fires in Santa Barbara then the mudslides delayed it.
    — Natalie Stone, PEOPLE.com, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Forecasters say the rain could cause mudslides and rock slides.
    — Kathleen Ronayne, The Seattle Times, 21 Nov. 2018
  • Some survivors of the 2018 mudslide chose to change neighborhoods.
    — Corina Knoll, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Many routes out of Asheville have closed due to flooding, downed trees and power lines, mudslides.
    — Susanne Paola Antonetta, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Yet from the mountains above came a mudslide studded with enormous rocks and trees.
    — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 30 July 2023
  • Recently a crater opened up in Guayabetal, near the site of the biggest mudslide.
    — The Economist, 28 June 2019
  • The mudslide ruptured a gas line and caused some fires, fire officials said.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2018
  • Several cars and homes were damaged in a mudslide in that area last month.
    — CBS News, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Amid the mudslide of legal questions set off by the end of Roe v. Wade is the role of local resistance.
    — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The heavy rains will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep terrain, especially in and around these areas.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Some areas affected by the Palisades Fire are of particular concern for mudslides, according to fire department's map.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025

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