mudslide
noun
mud·slide
ˈməd-ˌslīd 
1
: mudflow
2
: a cocktail made with coffee liqueur, vodka, and cream
Examples of mudslide in a Sentence
The heavy rain triggered a mudslide.
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Previous rain seasons have seen flooding, landslides and mudslides that have left hundreds of people dead and seen thousands of others displaced.
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ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Previous rainy seasons have seen flooding, landslides and mudslides that have left hundreds of people dead and displaced thousands.
—Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
That raises the risk of mudslides and debris flows, especially near burn scars from past wildfires.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Kahlúa mudslides all the way down.
—Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Previous rainy seasons have seen flooding, landslides and mudslides that have left hundreds of people dead and displaced thousands.
—Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
That raises the risk of mudslides and debris flows, especially near burn scars from past wildfires.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Kahlúa mudslides all the way down.
—Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mudslide
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“Mudslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mudslide. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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