quicksand
Example Sentences
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We’re sinking into a quicksand of tiny, dumb administrative tasks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
A man has been rescued from quicksand in Morecambe Bay, in what emergency teams described as a "close call" as the tide was "rapidly pushing in".
From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025
For the next eight years, as if submerging into quicksand, I sank deeper into debt.
From Salon • May 11, 2025
So I know all too well that the hype is built on quicksand — specifically, a seven-decade history of failure.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025
I think, This is what it must feel like to be trapped in quicksand.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
