murk
Example Sentences
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So by late morning most of the murk should have lifted, allowing for something brighter.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Through the murk, China’s interest in the war is important and complicated.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
Holmes’ willingness to stare into the murk to pull out the truth makes him an uncommon hero and an effective instrument of justice, rare and necessary qualities in a society corrupted by fear.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 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
He woke that night with the dull carbon light of the crossing moon beyond the murk making the shapes of the trees almost visible and he turned away coughing.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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