sludge

Example Sentences

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While the tariff sludge remains, markets digested mixed economic data.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Describing the sludge and silt in the tunnel area where Noah's body was eventually found, close to the M2 motorway, he said it "just sucks your feet under" in "absolutely freezing" conditions.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

The Times built its own internal search engine to sort through the sludge.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

The book, co-authored by the brand’s founder, is a pointed history of commercial pet food that leaves the reader uneasy that their dog might be consuming toxic sludge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Mard was stirring a bubbling pot of sludge with one hand, the other hand full of wriggling worms.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff