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.
  • Keep it level or prepare for a cheese landslide.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
  • As landslides go, Starmer’s was loveless.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The trail was closed because of rockfall and landslides from the winter storms.
    Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2023
  • The new provisions were repealed in a landslide vote.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
  • This move comes around two years after he was elected in a landslide victory.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 June 2026
  • The longest suspension of service due to a landslide was six months.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • Three are reported dead in Haiti from a landslide and falling tree.
    NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
  • One more person was killed in landslide in a neighboring district.
    CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The bureau warned heavy rainfall could trigger flash flooding and landslides.
    Wayne Chang, CNN, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Boulders the size of houses tore through them in the 1999 landslides.
    Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • Since 2009, 41 new landslides have been observed on the moon.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
  • In Nepal, more than 50 people had died due to floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Most injuries came from falling debris and landslides, per Reuters.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • Leo says this is one of the smaller ones, in Rio de Janeiro, these landslides have killed thousands.
    Josh Fox, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
  • Rainfall was hampering efforts to reach the villages and many roads were swept away or blocked by the landslides.
    CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Tsunamis can also be caused by landslides, above or below the ocean surface, or by meteorites.
    George Petras, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
  • This rain can melt existing snow, contributing to snow drought as well as flooding and landslides.
    Alejandro N. Flores, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Had the landslide occurred a few hours later, in the middle of the tourist day, the outcome could have been tragic.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
  • The small landslide damaged a large pipe near the Rambling Road roundabout.
    Siena Duncan, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Earthquakes’ sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
    Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
    Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
  • The controversial figure won in a landslide with over 70% of the vote.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • Rivers swept over banks, landslides blocked roads and many people were stranded in homes and cars, including some who were injured.
    Cristopher Rogel Blanquet, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • It’s been quite a landslide actually.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Multiple landslides in the area have forced the suspension of train traffic for months at a time in recent years.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025

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