quicksand
noun
a bed of soft or loose sand saturated with water and having considerable depth, yielding under weight and therefore tending to suck down any object resting on its surface.
quicksands
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pluralof quicksand.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The words of that movement — “Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood” — still echo.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2022
A family spokesman said: "He pioneered fundraising cross-bay walks and was responsible for leading 6,000 charity walkers a year, avoiding the treacherous quicksands and dangerous areas."
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2021
For long passages they were overwhelmed by a side who had spent 237 days in the relegation quicksands.
From The Guardian ● May 11, 2016
Next up for the Dukes is a play about the perilous quicksands of Morecambe bay.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 4, 2010
Don't let your American 'push' impel you into swamps and quicksands.
From An Ambitious Woman A Novel by Edgar Fawcett
