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Recent Examples of quicksandDoes TikTok go the Twitter-ian way of far-right quicksand pit?—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025 But the question of who’s going to kill or get killed ultimately proves less important than how their pasts have shaped these men — or rather trapped them, like quicksand.—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 20 June 2025 Though admittedly macabre, each attempt — think plane crashes, elevator ambushes, and even death by quicksand — features trademark Andersonian humor and comical loopholes to Korda's safety, that, gruesome or not, can't help but make one smile.—EW.com, 6 June 2025 Later, Bjørn dives into quicksand to save Zsa-zsa — a movie first.—Armond White, National Review, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for quicksand
The 16-track project is a long time coming for Recoechi, a Chicago spitter who came up in the city’s open mic scene before falling into the morass of the streets for a time.
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Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
The Weimar Republic’s financial and regulatory morass made strongman rule attractive.
The company, fittingly called Everglades Oysters, is built around a 74-acre underwater farm surrounded by the maze of mangroves that make up the 10,000 Islands National Wildlife Refuge and on the fringe of one of Florida’s most productive bull shark nurseries.
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Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
Stars Crispin Glover as a down-on-his luck traveling musician stuck in a maze-like, remote hotel.
Broadcom doesn’t name its large web-scale customers, but analysts have said dating back to last year that its first three clients were Google, Meta and TikTok parent ByteDance.
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MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
The series follows a Louvre art restorer who uncovers a cursed Mesopotamian mask tied to the storm god Baal Phegor, drawing her into a web of disappearances and dark secrets.
The characters are diverse and multifaceted, grappling with issues like identity, faith, romantic entanglements and more.
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Deena ElGenaidi,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
Unexpected Christmas the film revolves around the romantic entanglements, family secrets, old rivalries — and love — that ensue when the Scott family comes together for a holiday reunion.
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