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

Tougher controls over the spreading of sewage and septic tank sludge to land as fertiliser in farming are also proposed, as are limits on using digestate from anaerobic digestion plants.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 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

Then the sludge was scooped up and poured through a sieve into a neighboring pit.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park