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
The record was grim and sludgy – partly because the band had recorded it in just two days, with limited funds.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025
Cook over low heat under sludgy and thick; the cherries will have given up their juices.
From Salon ● May 6, 2025
After Edward elects to undergo an experimental medical treatment, he begins to transform — his old face literally crumbles off — and the theme accentuates his melancholy and metamorphosis with dark beauty and sludgy textures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
The men hooked around a rusty warehouse and turned onto a walkway suspended above a sludgy canal.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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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