murk

Example Sentences

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Through the murk, China’s interest in the war is important and complicated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

In the dark waters off the west coast of Scotland, a slender submarine glider, like a torpedo with wings, slips under the surface and quickly disappears off into the murk.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

Nine Inch Nails thrive in the murk of base human instinct and tech-driven dread.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025

There are pinholes in the murk, apertures such as the Instagram feeds of Gaza photographers and a small number of testimonies that slip through.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2024

And as I dug deeper into the Osage murder cases—into the murk of autopsies and witness testimony and probate records—I began to see certain holes in the bureau’s investigation.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann