sludgy

Example Sentences

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We are drawn by the painting’s rich orchestration of warm and cool browns—from sludgy tan to super-charged ocher verging on sienna—and its seductive textures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

In 1973, the Isley Brothers remade the song on their “3 + 3” LP; two decades after that, the gothic metal band Type O Negative recorded a sludgy, slowed-down rendition.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Growth is predicted to be still sludgy for years, slower than expected all the way up until 2030.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

The sludgy and foreboding take on electrified blues music, coupled with sci-fi stories and witch tales, laid the groundwork for decades of hard rock music across nine albums with Black Sabbath.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2025

There was a sludgy black sadness at the bottom of it all.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo