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Recent Examples of mud Letting your garden hose slowly drip in this area or attaching a misting attachment to your hose will create the perfect patch of mud for bees to use to build their nests. —
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2026 Because, as noted earlier, this is a get-it-out-the-mud type of guy. —Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026 The Raptors, who finished with the fifth-best defense in the league, will likely try to get the Cavs in the mud for a slugfest of a series. —Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026 When the boat turned over on its side, the water was shallow in that part of the river, so the ship was stuck in the mud. —Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mud
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2026 Because, as noted earlier, this is a get-it-out-the-mud type of guy. —Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026 The Raptors, who finished with the fifth-best defense in the league, will likely try to get the Cavs in the mud for a slugfest of a series. —Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026 When the boat turned over on its side, the water was shallow in that part of the river, so the ship was stuck in the mud. —Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mud
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mud
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When the basin’s draining began in late March, some in the community worried about turtles being left behind in the sludge.— Victoria Le, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
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First, in the pretreatment step, the sludge was heated to high temperatures and exposed to oxygen.— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
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Popular with airboaters, froggers and fishermen, the swampy muck beneath the water may have acted as a pincushion, essentially swallowing the disabled DC-9 aircraft.— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
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This was scooping muck from the reaches of his lungs.— Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
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On the other half, Lind had put down gravel and installed empty shipping containers and trailers suitable for potential tenants.— Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
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Set on a gravel patio and finished with a cover, a portable black metal wood-burning fire pit will create a campfire feel.— Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 21 Apr. 2026
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The property is just over two miles to the beach—an easy bike ride or quick drive to the Wharf and the stretches of sand along East and West Beach.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
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Concrete batch plants are usually built close to construction sites and make concrete through mixing cement with sand and gravel.— Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Mud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/mud. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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