sludge
Example Sentences
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Describing the sludge and silt in the tunnel area where Noah's body was eventually found, close to the M2 motorway, he said it "just sucks your feet under" in "absolutely freezing" conditions.
From BBC
For the purposes of “Crime 101,” that thoroughfare is reimagined as a quick escape route rather than the choked pipeline of sludge more familiar from reality.
A new regulator, national plans to upgrade pipes and sewers, and limits on spreading sewage sludge on land are among proposals in a Welsh government shake-up of the nation's water system.
From BBC
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
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 Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.