Quicksands

(Acts 27: 17) in the Revised Version in place of "quicksands" in the Authorized Version. ❋ Unknown (1884)

But even at first glance, commissioner Hogan-Howe must see the quicksands he's stumbling into, pursuing newspaper sources where the public isn't just interested, but incensed. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Mary Matalin and Wayne Barrett sitting in for Arianna until her return in two weeks focus on two big issues: first, after the quicksands of Iraq and Afghanistan, can America intervene militarily in the Libyan civil war in a proportionate and successful way? ❋ HuffPost Radio (2011)

Good fun, though the second volume flails around in the treacherous quicksands of exposition and info-dump a bit. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This illustrates the broader point that the skills necessary to stay afloat in the regulatory quicksands of China's not-nearly-a-market economy are not conducive to satisfying the nit-pickiness of Western investors. ❋ Joseph Sternberg (2011)

A co-production between the Dukes and the Theatre By The Lake in Keswick, Zosia Wand's new play uses the landscape of Morecambe Bay and its famously treacherous sands to tell a story of love both lost and found, and of the secrets that become buried and then rise to the surface in the quicksands of everyday family life. ❋ Unknown (2011)

There were wagons and tents clustered all round the ford, and crowds of people making tremendous work of floating their vehicles and goods across on rafts and flatboats; the river hereabouts was quite swift, and about a quarter of a mile across through sandbars and quicksands. ❋ Estelle Bruno (2010)

Serious doubts, for a start, exist as to whether the England management are doing more than leading the squad ever deeper into the quicksands of mediocrity. ❋ Robert Kitson In Perth (2010)

"California Joe" also went along to guide us through the scrub-oaks covering the ridge, but even the most thorough exploration failed to discover any route more practicable than that already in use; indeed, the high ground was, if anything, worse than the bottom land, our horses in the springy places and quicksands often miring to their knees. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Religious leaders who live with HIV and AIDS are often the most persuasive advocates, able to navigate moral quicksands with skill and reach out with compassion to those in need. ❋ Katherine Marshall (2010)

I can but leave to conjecture how. the Germans would have got along on bottomless roads -- often none at all -- through the swamps and quicksands of northern Virginia, from, the Wilderness to Petersburg, and from Chattanooga to Atlanta and the sea. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I know we have a faithful and tried Pilot, a Crew whom other days have inured to perils and dangers, quicksands and wrecks, and passengers some, of whom, at least, I can affirm, they will be landed safely at our next Post -- Commencement -- but enough -- enough!! ❋ Unknown (2008)

Today, in this big and wonderful old house, nestling below the Berkshire Downs and the old Roman Way, there were pitfalls, swamps and quicksands. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Oh no! Help! [I'm trapped] in quicksand! I'm about to drown!" "Actually, quicksand is just sand, but it's [just a bit] runnier." "Oh hey, I didn't know that. That's pretty cool. [Gurgle]" ❋ Skelwor (2009)

Example 1: Bill: Hey watch your step. Bob:What...*steps in [quicksand]* Ahh! What is this?! Bill: You just fell into some quicksand! Bob: Bummer...*[sinks]* Example 2: Bill: Ah poop... Bob: Hey what's the matter? Bill: It's my wife, no matter what I do our marriage seems to break away. Bob: Well [there's only one] solution.*Pulls out gun* Bill: O_o*sigh* ❋ Tasty Poptarts (2009)

[Carla's] [blind vision] to self [beautification] could only be cradled by Gina's quiet but stealth quicksanding. ❋ Hbomb082 (2013)

Joe: Hey Dave, did you get rid of [Patty]? Dave: Nah man, the harder I try the more I [get stuck in] [quicksand]. ❋ Tripod2011 (2011)

Last night, I met this chick at a bar. She was not worth the foreplay (or the two dollar shots). [Consequently], I quicksand-ed her, yelling [obscenities] while her [sick ass] got gradually turned on. ❋ Quicksandingsoba (2010)

[Feel free] to [retrieve] my nipples from my [quicksand tits] with your tongue ❋ Working Class Hero (2020)

Sorry I was late, [hon], the woman behind me in line at [the market] sucked me into a social [quicksand]. ❋ Photojenna (2008)

Ava: Oh no! We’re [sinking] in [quicksand]! John: *extremely turned on with [quicksand fetish]* ❋ Scott1000 (2023)

Person 1: Whoa look I can [hack] anyone's Facebook... 2 hours later: Person 1: [Aw, shucks]. It was an Internet [quicksand]. But look! 50 places just emailed me about free Netflix! 5 hours later: Person 1: These bastards think they're gonna mess with me? I'll show them. I'll hack their Facebook! ❋ ISHOWEDYOU (2014)

any situation in which one is trapped in conversation against their will. the conversation is [one sided] usually punctuated by the infrequent 'yep' in the hope agreeing will end the conversation [sooner]. the [trapper] is the quicksand conversationalist. ❋ Inkresistantpaper (2013)