mire

Example Sentences

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Earlier on Sunday, a late Alexis Claude Maurice penalty took Augsburg to a 1-0 home win over rock-bottom Heidenheim, lifting the hosts six points clear of the relegation mire.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

But after reading “The Dream Factory,” you might like him better when he still had his feet in the Shoreditch mire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

But this close to that full Senedd election, Labour appear to be in deep in the mire.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025

Some were tasked with pulling electrical cords out of the mire while others attempted to tidy up the bedlam.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2023

Near the center of the fields there were thin lakes of muddy water which I had to make my way around, my unrecognizable shoes making obscene noises as I lifted them out of the mire.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles