sludge

Example Sentences

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While the tariff sludge remains, markets digested mixed economic data.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

The Times built its own internal search engine to sort through the sludge.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

She said the chemicals leak out from manufacturing, washing our clothes or products with PFAS, as well as from the spread of waste sludge from water treatment works onto agricultural fields.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

The book, co-authored by the brand’s founder, is a pointed history of commercial pet food that leaves the reader uneasy that their dog might be consuming toxic sludge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

“Do you fall into toxic sludge every morning?”

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez