Its tenacious grip plucked at our heels as we walked, and when we sank into it it was as if some malignant hand was tugging us down into those obscene depths, so grim and purposeful was the clutch in which it held us. (Quelle: Projekt Gutenberg)
/ Along the fine tan sandy shelf / is the land tugging at the sea from under? (Quelle: Kindler Literaturlexikon)