sludgy

Example Sentences

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The previous February, 132 million gallons of black, sludgy water, heavy with mine wastes, surged through a makeshift dam and down a mountain hollow known as Buffalo Creek.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

The record was grim and sludgy – partly because the band had recorded it in just two days, with limited funds.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025

Cook over low heat under sludgy and thick; the cherries will have given up their juices.

From Salon • May 6, 2025

Vertex’s drugs addressed the underlying cause of the illness, preventing patients’ lungs from clogging in sludgy mucus.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2023

There was a sludgy black sadness at the bottom of it all.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo