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

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

From Salon • May 11, 2025

Newcastle could, and should, have added more as they simply over-powered a Liverpool team who looked like they were running in quicksand, this loss compounding the midweek Champions League exit against PSG on penalties.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025

Liquefaction occurs when shaking from an earthquake effectively turns the land into quicksand.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2024

The first picture taken by the Viking 1 lander was of one of its own footpads—in case it were to sink into Martian quicksand, we wanted to know about it before the spacecraft disappeared.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan