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quicksand
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural quicksands
plural quicksands
Learner's definition of QUICKSAND
1
[noncount] : deep, wet sand into which heavy objects sink easily流沙
2
: a situation that is dangerous and difficult to escape from难以摆脱的困境；危险局面
[noncount]
- the quicksand of depression抑郁症的困扰
[plural]
- freed from the quicksands of war从战争的困境中解脱出来
quicksand
noun
quick·sand ˈkwik-ˌsand 
Example Sentences
freed from the quicksands of war mired in the quicksand of credit card debt
Recent Examples on the Web Just after noon on the day before Thanksgiving 2011, 25-year-old NOLS student Rob Tesar unwittingly walked into quicksand in the Utah backcountry. 
Joe Spring, Outside Online, 18 June 2013 These highly skilled, strategic-thinking folks can deliver big for their organizations—but only when liberated from the time-sapping quicksand of tedious manual processes. John Almeida, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022 Climbing boulders and rolling through quicksand-like conditions, NASA’s latest lunar rover is getting ready to take on the alien terrain of the moon. Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2022 Washington quarterback Shane Falco, played by Keanu Reeves, answers the question with quicksand. Michael Whitlow, Journal Sentinel, 16 June 2022 For law enforcement and social media companies, spotting a gun post from a potential mass shooter is like sifting through quicksand, Schweit said. Amanda Seitz, ajc, 27 May 2022 For law enforcement and social media companies, spotting a gun post from a potential mass shooter is like sifting through quicksand, Ms. Schweit said. Amanda Seitz, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 May 2022 So much so, in fact, that some leaders get stuck in the quicksand of indecision. Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 16 June 2022 It was assumed that the AI would never fall into that kind of shameful quicksand. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022 See More
Joe Spring, Outside Online, 18 June 2013 These highly skilled, strategic-thinking folks can deliver big for their organizations—but only when liberated from the time-sapping quicksand of tedious manual processes. John Almeida, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022 Climbing boulders and rolling through quicksand-like conditions, NASA’s latest lunar rover is getting ready to take on the alien terrain of the moon. Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2022 Washington quarterback Shane Falco, played by Keanu Reeves, answers the question with quicksand. Michael Whitlow, Journal Sentinel, 16 June 2022 For law enforcement and social media companies, spotting a gun post from a potential mass shooter is like sifting through quicksand, Schweit said. Amanda Seitz, ajc, 27 May 2022 For law enforcement and social media companies, spotting a gun post from a potential mass shooter is like sifting through quicksand, Ms. Schweit said. Amanda Seitz, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 May 2022 So much so, in fact, that some leaders get stuck in the quicksand of indecision. Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 16 June 2022 It was assumed that the AI would never fall into that kind of shameful quicksand. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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