quicksand

Example Sentences

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"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

So I know all too well that the hype is built on quicksand — specifically, a seven-decade history of failure.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025

The causeway has become a sparkling road of stones and white shells, and the quicksand on either side, grim graveyard of nearly a hundred knights, looks as innocent as any beach.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz