muck

Example Sentences

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A woman, in a rhinestone shirt, told me that she wanted to convene her fellow cyclists to whizz by the gulleys and alleyways around Tucson, searching for clues in the muck.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

The streets of America did not need to be paved with gold; it would suffice to be less mired in muck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 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

The paths and lawns were turned to muck with exercises and evolutions.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson