muck

Example Sentences

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Osama bin Laden was leading al Qaeda, the liar loans that soon prompted the Great Recession were being issued, and our capital was awash in muck and corruption.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

If sweeping appeals to our collective empathy have failed to resonate—if the public is not moved by Randy Fine’s intersectional shortcomings—maybe we are better off getting down in the muck.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

“Like slime, sludge, and muck, slop has the wet sound of something you don’t want to touch,” the editors continued.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

There is, ultimately, only so much cow muck to feed the system.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

I dig my feet into the muck at the bottom to keep from being swept away.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black