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

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