quicksand

Example Sentences

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"Everything changes," he said, adding "It seems like quicksand."

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

For those of us sinking in email quicksand, a curated list instead of a wall of new messages is compelling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

For the next eight years, as if submerging into quicksand, I sank deeper into debt.

From Salon • May 11, 2025

“Being swallowed by snow as if sinking in quicksand is not intrinsic in snowboarding,” the lawsuit said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

Under ordinary circumstances, Aru probably would have slipped into the quicksand herself and both of them would have become dismal Wikipedia pages.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi