adjective
Etymology
Origin of sludgy
Example Sentences
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We are drawn by the painting’s rich orchestration of warm and cool browns—from sludgy tan to super-charged ocher verging on sienna—and its seductive textures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Osbourne stretches the bit about as far as it can go as Iommi cranks out the sludgy lick that would later be sampled prominently by the Beastie Boys in their “Rhymin & Stealin.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025
Cook over low heat under sludgy and thick; the cherries will have given up their juices.
From Salon ● May 6, 2025
It received mixed reviews, with The New York Times calling it a "sludgy travesty", while The Express praised Smith but said the show is a "catastrophic musical misfire".
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2024
The sludgy, light purple shake still hovers at the rim.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Here, though, the number was Mr. LeBlanc’s alone, and he gave in to his sludgier impulses, his voice oozing awkwardly around the lyrics, compressing them into unintelligibility.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2010
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