How to Use mucky in a Sentence

mucky

adjective
Definition of muckynext
Synonyms for muckynext
  • In what may always be a mucky business, a few have cleaned up The World for Sale.
    — The Economist, 27 Feb. 2021
  • And things are too mucky right now with the 7-7 teams and crossover schedules to project where that might go.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Hour after hour the rivers brought it in—sand from the infant Rockies, the mucky stuff of ecosystems.
    — Wired, 29 July 2022
  • Tom Strzyz sulked in the muggy air outside his mucky apartment.
    — Dianne Solis, Dallas News, 12 Mar. 2021
  • The mucky brown-green water from the canal had risen several feet outside.
    — Janine Zeitlin, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2022
  • If the water starts to get mucky for whatever reason, just drain and refill.
    — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 23 May 2022
  • The 1,600-gram Thinsulate boot will keep them warm in the mucky icy water and the two-piece traction outsole will keep them from slipping in it.
    — Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Just don't bring the muckier parts of it inside to build up and contaminate our homes.
    — Mark Patrick Taylor, CBS News, 26 May 2023
  • The durable and lightweight sacks are also breathable (through the drawstring opening) for any mucky pairs that may need a bit of extra airing out.
    — Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2023
  • The insect likely fell into one of the ancient lakes that covered this region and sank into the soft, mucky bottom.
    — Kate Baggaley, Popular Science, 20 Jan. 2021
  • At the top of the hike was a signpost with a large photo of Mount Olympus and her sparkling white sister peaks, quietly levitating in their icy realm far above the mucky smoke.
    — Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 13 Aug. 2021
  • That’s an ominous sign, said Mr. Kurta, the Michigan scientist, donning waders to slosh across the mucky river bottom for the bat netting project in mid-June.
    — John Flesher, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Second, make sure the area around the animal is relatively clean; a pile of dirt or a mucky puddle could also transfer microbes to the meat.
    — Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Here again, the subtleties are dispensed with—campaigns are a mucky, mind-numbing business, and The Candidate is intent on us knowing it.
    — Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 25 Apr. 2022
  • At this writing, the creekside trail was overgrown, mucky and difficult to navigate.
    — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2021
  • Josh, back home, and Dalton, at college, are estranged but linked by their demon sightings, confronting this or that mucky spirit from the Further.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 July 2023
  • During a recent bike tour of the creek’s historical route, some of the original banks contained mucky brown water.
    — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 7 May 2022
  • Combine that with an outer made of mostly ripstop nylon (which cuts weight), and a rugged rubber toe cap, and the Comfort High ($199) moves fast in mucky conditions.
    — Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 14 May 2015
  • The dark color is forgiving with spills and mucky little hands or paws—not a minor detail for busy households and growing families.
    — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Mud season ― right before spring when thawing ice causes mucky roads — and stick season — right before winter when trees are bare and gourds are everywhere.
    — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Plumbing the mucky bottoms of lakes, rivers and San Francisco Bay for dead bodies is highly technical, sometimes gruesome work.
    — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Redd walked out behind his house, through other backyards, then brush, then irrigation ditches, then a mucky expanse of wetlands.
    — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 6 June 2023
  • On a mucky stretch of sea floor, a dead sea lion had fallen to its final resting place, a colorful array of bat stars (Patiria miniata) strewn across its body like flowers tossed onto a grave.
    — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 13 June 2022
  • Relationships and dynamics within the band were getting mucky with or without my contributions to the filth.
    — Joe Trohman, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Santos’ mother could indeed be among those, but the details are mucky, given his initial suggestion that Santos’ mother lost her life on the actual day.
    — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 29 Dec. 2022
  • During the winter, these mucky flatlands freeze over, providing a more stable terrain for heavy military vehicles that would otherwise get stuck in the mud.
    — Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2022
  • High-power vacuums also excel in wet suction, slurping up liquid and mucky messes much better than a low-power vac.
    — Collin Morgan, Car and Driver, 15 July 2023
  • Another convenient feature is the carry handles that allow for easy storage without grabbing onto the mucky deck or wheels after mowing.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Florida hunters are accustomed to trudging through mucky swamps to kill challenging Osceola turkeys.
    — Gerald Almy, Field & Stream, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Despite thriving in shallow, weedy, mucky areas, snakeheads do not gravitate to decaying forage.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 20 July 2023

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