mudhole
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mudhole
Example Sentences
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Halfway there, we left the paved highway and turned onto an unmarked back road with deep sand and an occasional mudhole.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2021
While some avoided the mudhole, others were stuck there for 40-45 minutes.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 27, 2018
“We wore a mudhole out under it,” Sasser laughed.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2018
“If an officer is in pursuit of someone, if he falls in a creek, in a mudhole, he gets up and his gun will fire.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2011
“Every time it rains, it turns into a mudhole behind my place,” he said, leaning back and lacing his fingers behind his head.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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