wallow in the mire

Example Sentences

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Portrait photos depict the Doors at their Aquarian zenith, shaggy and seditious, without time to wallow in the mire.

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2017

That was evident back in the '60s; 1991 is no time to wallow in the mire.

From Time Magazine Archive

"The unlearned take heaven by force, and we, with all our heartless learning, wallow in the mire!"

From Life of Saint Monica by Forbes, F. A. (Frances Alice)

So I shook my head, and he turned away, leaving me to wallow in the mire of contemptible security.

From A Tramp's Notebook by Roberts, Morley

Regarding the mental deficiencies of those who love to wallow in the mire of salacious news about others, the psychologists have come to some interesting conclusions.

From Conversation What to Say and How to Say it by Conklin, Mary Greer