turbid

Example Sentences

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Before big storms, however, those systems are temporarily shut down as the water becomes turbid and cloudy after it rains, making it difficult to treat and disinfect.

From Los Angeles Times

When freshwater bodies are turbid—which many are—the gains from fishing limits may be harder to convey.

From National Geographic

Most Donald Trump utterances resemble turbid creeks that are silty at their sources and trickle away into mud.

From Washington Post

In a rare show of American individualism in this turbidly Orientalist production, Mulan outs herself and supposedly brings shame on everyone.

From Washington Post

People in the entertainment industry have complained about Netflix’s turbid offerings of data for the shows it streams.

From New York Times