slimy

Example Sentences

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Even as late as 2004, when Swain swam the length of the river to encourage its continued cleanup, a New York Post headline read: Love That Dirty Water; Eco-Nut Swims The Slimy Hudson River.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2023

"Rocket Man"? "Covfefee"? All the other insults, "Slimy Comey" etcetera?

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2018

Seaweed Slimy in its raw state, brittle in its packaged, dried form, quickly turning limp.

From The Guardian • Dec. 28, 2015

This little arthropod and her progeny received such a grand nickname as another Slimy Log Pond candidate line—now known as The Rejected One—was being sidelined.

From Scientific American • Feb. 4, 2011

Slimy pink earthworms covered the sidewalk and the road, and we tried avoiding them as we walked, but you noticed one get squashed beneath a cyclist’s tire.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman