quicksand
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The rescuers rode off in the literal dust and, as one might imagine, the effect of the reunions is emotional quicksand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
"It's like quicksand," he shouted in surprise to his family watching from a distance.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
For the next eight years, as if submerging into quicksand, I sank deeper into debt.
From Salon ● May 11, 2025
Newcastle could, and should, have added more as they simply over-powered a Liverpool team who looked like they were running in quicksand, this loss compounding the midweek Champions League exit against PSG on penalties.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2025
Nicole squatted till she was face-to-face with Shanti, who was in the quicksand up to her thighs.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
The words of that movement — “Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood” — still echo.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2022
A family spokesman said: "He pioneered fundraising cross-bay walks and was responsible for leading 6,000 charity walkers a year, avoiding the treacherous quicksands and dangerous areas."
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2021
For long passages they were overwhelmed by a side who had spent 237 days in the relegation quicksands.
From The Guardian ● May 11, 2016
Next up for the Dukes is a play about the perilous quicksands of Morecambe bay.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 4, 2010
There being little tide, a plunge into the sea may be enjoyed without danger from quicksands or under-tow.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Samuel Adams Drake
