slime

Example Sentences

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Hernandez came up with a rule: If a child isn’t into the movie, he or she can draw, play with slime or use a fidget toy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Life first emerged on Earth more than 3.5 billion years ago -- but was little more than a layer of slime for most of our planet's history.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

“Like slime, sludge, and muck, slop has the wet sound of something you don’t want to touch,” the editors continued.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

"The key innovation in the biosynthesis of tagatose was in finding the slime mold Gal1P enzyme and splicing it into our production bacteria," said Nair.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026

I pull out a slice of chicken I found in the back of a cafe’s kitchen and force myself to munch on it, ignoring the slime of cold grease.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu