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quicksand::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | situation |
Examples of quicksand
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Sometimes they get caught in quicksand and their librarian has to help them out.
From the tennessean.com
They are just like quicksand, seemingly bottomless, and the pigs wallow in them.
From the independent.co.uk
The Lions have apparently noticed the lack of gold, as well as the quicksand pit.
From the timesunion.com
When his sugar runs high, he said, he feels like he's trying to run in quicksand.
From the post-gazette.com
Surrounded by pop ash trees, it's actually a patch of a quicksand-like substance.
From the bostonherald.com
The Clintons have been trying for months to push Obama into the race quicksand.
From the news.enquirer.com
Rick Pitino is inclined to hold his ground, conscious that it could be quicksand.
From the courier-journal.com
If the theorists are right, the eurozone was built on quicksand from the start.
From the newscientist.com
It is also main reason why the EAC was and will always remain built on quicksand.
From the economist.com
- A treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
- A pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down
- Quicksand is a colloid hydrogel consisting of fine granular matter (such as sand or silt), clay, and salt water.
- Quicksand (1950) is a United Artists film noir starring Mickey Rooney and Peter Lorre in a story about a garage mechanic's descent into crime. The film has been described as "film noir in a teacup... ...
- Quicksand is a 2002 American-Indian action film that was released direct-to-video in March 2003 after a short initial run in theatres in Los Angeles in March 2002. The film stars Michael Dudikoff, Brooke Theiss, Richard Kind and Dan Hedaya. In UK the film was released on DVD in August 2003. ...
- Quicksand is a 2003 direct-to-video British-French-German co-produced action film starring Michael Keaton and Michael Caine. It was released in Germany, Finland, Sweden and Norway in 2003, in United States on March 16, 2004 and in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2004. ...
- Quicksand were an American post-hardcore band from New York City founded in 1990 by singer/songwriter Walter Schreifels. Their debut self-titled EP was followed by two major label albums, Slip and Manic Compression. ...
- Quicksand is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. Her first appearance was in Thor #392.
- "Quicksand" is a song written by David Bowie in 1971 for the album Hunky Dory. This ballad features multi-tracked acoustic guitars and a string arrangement by Mick Ronson. ...
