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Recent Examples of mudMolly Wald / Best Friends Animal Sanctuary The sanctuary said in a news release that the 12-year-old cat, now named Mirage, was found in a soft-sided carrier that was covered in mud and dirt.—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 5 May 2025 They’ve long been accustomed to changes in the water — rainy season brings mud and sediment in the faster-flowing river.—Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025 Luxor Cafe has a close second-place finish in the mud.—Teresa Genaro, New York Times, 2 May 2025 Offensively, the Bucks can’t keep playing in mud while the Pacers are playing on a fastbreak runway.—Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mud
However, trade classification is not the only contributor to trade sludge.
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Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Pacific Palisades experienced a major intersection submerged in three feet of sludge, and roads near the Eaton Fire burn scar were overtaken by several feet of mud, trees, and vegetation.
Sovereignty’s Kentucky Derby victory in the muck at Churchill Downs sparked curiosity over whether the colt can build on his signature win over a possibly drier, faster surface on the Triple Crown trail.
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Gary B. Graves,
Baltimore Sun,
4 May 2025
The town of Grand Isle was stuck in the muck of disaster.
By vacuuming microbes out of the sand, sea cucumbers reduce the growth of ecosystem-smothering algae as well as nasty bacteria that cause coral disease: A 2024 experiment found that removing sea cucumbers on two Pacific reefs led to a surge in sickness and death among many staghorn corals.
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Katarina Zimmer,
JSTOR Daily,
15 May 2025
The fees will remain for swimming and launching watercraft, but the south end of the beach will be free to those who simply want to sit on the beach or relax in the sand, McNamara said.
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