adjective
Etymology
Origin of sludgy
Example Sentences
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That project is part of a trio of proposed pipelines that aim to deliver heavy oil from western Canada to Gulf Coast refineries able to process the sludgy crude.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Growth is predicted to be still sludgy for years, slower than expected all the way up until 2030.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
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
Gingersnipes emerged with a long, flat stick, and they set sail across the sludgy pond.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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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