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quicksand

[kwik-sand] / ˈkwɪkˌsænd /






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We’re sinking into a quicksand of tiny, dumb administrative tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

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

From Salon • May 11, 2025

Newcastle could, and should, have added more as they simply over-powered a Liverpool team who looked like they were running in quicksand, this loss compounding the midweek Champions League exit against PSG on penalties.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025

I was stuck in quicksand, and he helped pull me out.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

He had dimples like quicksand, and his hazel eyes reminded me of the sluggers’ skin.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson