quicksand

Example Sentences

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For those of us sinking in email quicksand, a curated list instead of a wall of new messages is compelling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

A man has been rescued from quicksand in Morecambe Bay, in what emergency teams described as a "close call" as the tide was "rapidly pushing in".

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

I had this idea 15 years ago, and the idea that everything was changing and it was quicksand under our feet was a little less prevalent back then.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

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

From Salon • May 11, 2025

His eyes, fixed on the back of the bedroom door, are glazed over, and he seems to be sinking into the bed as though into quicksand.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins