How to Use sinkhole in a Sentence

sinkhole

noun
  • What caused the sinkhole to open?
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Detours around the sinkhole are now in place.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The state has seen a spate of sinkholes due to the recent rains.
    — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Or later learn that the crack in the kitchen wall is due to a sinkhole.
    — Adam Shell, USA TODAY, 9 June 2020
  • The sinkhole is said to be about 10 feet wide and eight feet deep.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • The sinkhole did not pose a threat to the county roadway or homes.
    — Pilar Arias, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Meeker said the sinkhole is over a sewer line where there was a leak.
    — Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2023
  • Stay away from sinkholes and cracks — and wear a good pair of shoes and long pants that cover your legs.
    — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Among the challenges is the ground in that area, which is heavy in limestone and prone to sinkholes.
    — Jason Laughlin, Philly.com, 24 Jan. 2018
  • The sinkhole in the street had opened up by late morning last Wednesday.
    — Karen Caffarini, Post-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Aerial footage of the area showed what appeared to be a massive sinkhole.
    — Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 16 July 2021
  • Water had flooded the sinkhole to around halfway up the doors.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 28 June 2023
  • Neighbors of the sinkhole had to tolerate noise, dirt and smell for months.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2017
  • The sinkhole led to a mine abandoned in the 1950s.
    — Lauren Linder, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Water had obscured the depth and impact of the sinkhole.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The road is still open to pedestrians, who can bypass the sinkhole via the dirt path next to the road.
    — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
  • But the sinkhole continues to drop.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • At one point, an 80-foot-wide sinkhole formed on the construction site.
    — New York Times, 12 Nov. 2021
  • And there was a sinkhole reported on the lawn of the White House.
    — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 23 May 2018
  • The sinkhole probably began as a cave whose roof later caved in, the city said.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • This is not the first sinkhole to appear in Chefornak in recent years.
    — Author: Greg Kim, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Jan. 2021
  • In the last decade, a number of sinkholes have opened up in Japanese cities.
    — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Studies showed the sinkholes were caused by a faulty drainage system and not by soil conditions.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
  • But one of the world’s most famous sinkholes opened up in Winter Park.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
  • Claims denied The couple blocked the sinkhole off with caution tape.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
  • One woman said solving the sinkhole issue is worth the hassle.
    — Brandon Goldner, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Cenotes are freshwater sinkhole caves formed from the collapse of limestone bedrock.
    — Ryan Brennan april 4, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • That sinkhole caused blackouts and traffic delays but crews worked around the clock to fix the gaping hole in the busy street.
    — CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Floodwater carries bones in through sinkholes over thousands of years.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The sinkhole is on the Highway 99 on-ramp from 4th Street.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026

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