quicksand

Example Sentences

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The half-submerged mammoth sculpture in the museum’s iconic outdoor Lake Pit gives the common but inaccurate impression that the tar worked like quicksand, sucking its victims fatally downward.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

"Everything changes," he said, adding "It seems like quicksand."

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

That early access gave Xi a front-row seat to the raw mechanics of military power—and taught him that the commander who doesn’t fully control the generals is a leader standing on quicksand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

For the next eight years, as if submerging into quicksand, I sank deeper into debt.

From Salon • May 11, 2025

They found a steaming hot spring, and once they had tested it to be sure it wasn’t more quicksand, they eased themselves in.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray