mud

Example Sentences

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It’s to drag OpenAI and its other founders through the mud until they come out the other side as dirty as he is.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

Freeport-McMoRan stock fell nearly 8% as investors prioritized long-term operational issues from a fatal mud rush over Q1 earnings beat.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Oil seep hydrocarbons and oxygen-free mud protected not only bones but also delicate tissues such as skin and cartilage.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

From these narrow scraps grew “The Star of Redemption,” an audacious 1921 book conceived under fire that asks what remains of love—both human and divine—after war has marched a continent into the mud.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Where it sank so deep that the mud rose above the mark, he tried again and again until a safe stepping place was found.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda