How to Use landslide in a Sentence

landslide

noun

• She won the election by a landslide.
• They were buried under the landslide.
• The earthquake triggered a landslide.
• The presidential election turned out to be one of the biggest landslides in history.
• Cox lost the case and the election to Moore in a landslide.
  — Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2024
• The Iowa landslide led Trump to gently call on rivals to give up.
  — TIME, 16 Jan. 2024
• The trail was closed because of rockfall and landslides from the winter storms.
  — Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2023
• Now, there wasn't an award for best dressed, but if there was, well, Miss Nicole would win in a landslide.
  — Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 25 Mar. 2023
• The small landslide damaged a large pipe near the Rambling Road roundabout.
  — Siena Duncan, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Aug. 2023
• Both families were at their homes when the landslide hit.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2023
• Fans showed their support for the girl group in a big way: With YOU-th won this poll by a landslide, bringing in more than 94% of the vote.
  — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2024
• The trail bridge has been closed in the past; the longest stint was in 2019 when a larger landslide damaged the wooden structure.
  — Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
• George played a part in aiding the region when it was hit by heavy rain and landslides during the summer of 2021.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2023
• Carter went on to lose to Ronald Reagan in a landslide that November.
  — Ron Elving, NPR, 3 Mar. 2024
• Heavy snowfall and the more than 1,000 aftershocks raised the danger of more landslides.
  — Yuri Kageyama, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Jan. 2024
• The longest suspension of service due to a landslide was six months.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
• The landslide is blocking all three lanes near mile post 22 at Dike Road, the department said on Twitter.
  — oregonlive, 11 Apr. 2023
• The earthquake, which damaged buildings and caused landslides, was the largest to hit Taiwan in 25 years and was also felt in parts of China.
  — Lily kuo, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
• The researchers note that the number and severity of landslides are growing due to climate change.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 5 Sep. 2023
• The recent storms have left their mark, including one of the largest single landslides Young has seen in more than 15 years working at Scripps.
  — Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
• The desire for change went only so far, however, and Flynn won in a landslide.
  — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2023
• Sections of the road near Big Sur were already closed for repairs after they were damaged by landslides back in 2023.
  — Collin Woodard / Jalopnik, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
• The first city on the list, Wichita, Kansas, won that category by a landslide with a 22 to 1 ratio.
  — Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2023
• Many shelters in the region are also perched on hilly slopes that are vulnerable to strong winds, rain and landslides.
  — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 12 May 2023
• The bureau warned heavy rainfall could trigger flash flooding and landslides.
  — Wayne Chang, CNN, 2 Sep. 2023
• The wall was built to protect several condo complexes perched on the cliff’s edge from landslides.
  — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
• Since then, the number of super landslide counties — where a president won 80% or more of the vote — almost quadrupled.
  — Mary Ziegler, CNN, 7 Apr. 2023
• Troops have also begun clearing roads and mountain trails that were blocked by landslides triggered by the earthquake.
  — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2023
• In 2006, Hamas won a landslide victory in Palestinian legislative elections – the last polls to be held in Gaza.
  — Laura Paddison, CNN, 15 Oct. 2023
• Floods, drought and landslides pushed the number of people displaced in their country by disasters to 8.7 million.
  — Ellen Francis, Washington Post, 11 May 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024