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Meanings of quicksand in English

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Usage of quicksand in English
1
She has sunk the case, in the water or in the quicksand.
The Moonstone
2
The idea of a death in the treacherous quicksand was truly horrible.
The Boy Land Boomer; Or, Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma
3
The hapless laborer was now engulfed to his neck in the quicksand.
The Young Engineers in Arizona; or, Laying Tracks on the Man-kil...
4
Correcting their tone is a better choice than stepping into relationship quicksand.
Ebony
5
That is the rock, that is the quicksand, that is the maelstrom.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 / A Magazi...
6
With luck he would sink into quicksand, never to be seen again.
Fortunate harbor
7
But not every boat that visits the mysterious quicksand escapes as readily.
Heroes of the Goodwin Sands
8
But I felt as if I was trying to see through quicksand.
Dexter in the Dark
9
But I was still mired in quicksand, hypnotized by the merciless light.
Terminal
10
Bourne felt as if he were sinking deeper and deeper into quicksand.
The bourne objective
11
Even if it wasn't quicksand, the mud would suck his sneakers off.
IT
12
Then the fearful truth flashed upon me- Iwassinking in a quicksand!
Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea
13
The perceived evil nature of quicksand is emphasised by its very name.
The Irish Times
14
He went-hewent an hour ago-tosave Mr. Knight from the quicksand!
The Tidal Wave and Other Stories
15
To be a quicksand swallowing up one's own resolutions was bad enough!
Five Tales
16
Sidewalk Steve's brain was like a cross between a magnet and quicksand.
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United Kingdom
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