sludge

Example Sentences

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In the city of Uba, a two-hour drive away, residents were covered in mud as they cleared sludge from a river that had burst its banks.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

For the purposes of “Crime 101,” that thoroughfare is reimagined as a quick escape route rather than the choked pipeline of sludge more familiar from reality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

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

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

A new regulator, national plans to upgrade pipes and sewers, and limits on spreading sewage sludge on land are among proposals in a Welsh government shake-up of the nation's water system.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Inside was a tray filled with a wet gray sludge from the roof mixed with a compost of dead leaves and twigs.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy