How to Use mudslide in a Sentence

mudslide

noun
  • The heavy rain triggered a mudslide.
  • Kahlúa mudslides all the way down.
    Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The rain could lead to flash floods and mudslides on the island.
    Joan Chrissos, miamiherald, 28 May 2018
  • The rain last night caused a mudslide to destroy half of our home.
    Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Heavy rains in the area over the past two weeks have caused mudslides and flooding.
    Andrew Carter and Bruce Henderson, charlotteobserver, 31 May 2018
  • Some of the roads covered by the mudslide took years to reopen.
    Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2021
  • On this night, everyone finds a branch in the mudslide.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Forecasters say the rain could cause mudslides and rock slides.
    Kathleen Ronayne, The Seattle Times, 21 Nov. 2018
  • They were also told that rain could increase the risk of flash floods and mudslides.
    Don Thompson, The Seattle Times, 5 Dec. 2018
  • Bare hillsides are at huge risk of erosion, even mudslides, in the rains.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
  • The mudslide is real, the mountain is good – thank you very much.
    Derek Newton, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • This will pose a risk of flash flooding and landslides, or mudslides.
    Angelina Liu, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Several cars and homes were damaged in a mudslide in that area last month.
    CBS News, 1 Mar. 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
  • Yet from the mountains above came a mudslide studded with enormous rocks and trees.
    Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 30 July 2023
  • Things like weather conditions and mudslides can cause mines to move over the years.
    Randy Rieland, Smithsonian, 18 Apr. 2017
  • The mudslide ruptured a gas line and caused some fires, fire officials said.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2018
  • The could still lead to flash and urban flooding, along with landslides or mudslides.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Many routes out of Asheville have closed due to flooding, downed trees and power lines, mudslides.
    Susanne Paola Antonetta, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Intense rain could also cause flash flooding or mudslides.
    Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Sunday’s main mudslide reached 80 feet wide and 5 feet deep in areas.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 1 July 2021
  • Twenty-one people are confirmed to have died in the mudslides, and two are still missing.
    Noelle Crombie, OregonLive.com, 11 Feb. 2018
  • The heavy rain heightens the risk of debris flows, including mudslides and rock slides.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The mudslides killed him, his 6-year-old son and his 79-year-old stepfather.
    Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, 22 Jan. 2018
  • State Route 70 remains closed after a mudslide blocked the road.
    Taylor Avery, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2021
  • In 2017, a massive mudslide cut off much of the region for more than a year.
    Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 31 Jan. 2021
  • The recent hard rains and mudslides could make 2017 numbers even worse.
    Gary Richards, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2017

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