quicksand

Newcastle could, and should, have added more as they simply over-powered a Liverpool team who looked like they were running in quicksand, this loss compounding the midweek Champions League exit against PSG on penalties.

“Being swallowed by snow as if sinking in quicksand is not intrinsic in snowboarding,” the lawsuit said.

Disney’s retrenchment comes nearly three years after it found itself sinking in political quicksand.

I was stuck in quicksand, and he helped pull me out.

Liquefaction occurs when shaking from an earthquake effectively turns the land into quicksand.