Examples of temblor in a Sentence
a temblor knocked down many of the buildings in the village
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California’s largest cities have been spared major destructive temblors over the last quarter century.
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Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
The latter temblor occurred in a subduction zone; such regions are capable of producing the strongest earthquakes possible.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 8 June 2026
Such temblors are typically aftershocks caused by minor adjustments along the portion of a fault that slipped at the time of the initial earthquake.
—William B. Davis, New York Times, 8 June 2026
The temblor’s violent shaking knocked some homes off their foundations and triggered widespread power failures.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 25 May 2026
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Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
The latter temblor occurred in a subduction zone; such regions are capable of producing the strongest earthquakes possible.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 8 June 2026
Such temblors are typically aftershocks caused by minor adjustments along the portion of a fault that slipped at the time of the initial earthquake.
—William B. Davis, New York Times, 8 June 2026
The temblor’s violent shaking knocked some homes off their foundations and triggered widespread power failures.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 25 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for temblor
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“Temblor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temblor. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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