muck

Example Sentences

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Laura Stacey’s quote flags Canada’s strategy: muck it up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

If sweeping appeals to our collective empathy have failed to resonate—if the public is not moved by Randy Fine’s intersectional shortcomings—maybe we are better off getting down in the muck.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

“Like slime, sludge, and muck, slop has the wet sound of something you don’t want to touch,” the editors continued.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

Somewhere in the muck of forgettable games against the likes of Boise State and Boston College and Navy, they needed a marquee win.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2025

“Gallery Seventeen: Overuse of Symbolism in Minor Historical Portraits,” she announced, stomping the muck from her damp shoes.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood