Examples of slurries include:
*Cement slurry, a mixture of cement, water, and assorted dry and liquid additives used in the petroleum and other industries
*Soil/cement slurry, also called Controlled Low-Strength Material (CLSM), flowable fill, controlled density fill, flowable mortar, plastic soil-cement, K-Krete, and other names
*A mixture of thickening agent, oxidizers, and water used to form a gel explosive
*A mixture of pyroclastic material, rocky debris, and water produced in a volcanic eruption and known as a lahar
*A mixture of bentonite and water used to make slurry walls
*Coal slurry, a mixture of coal waste and water, or crushed coal and water
*Slip, a mixture of clay and water used for joining, glazing and decoration of ceramics and pottery.
*Slurry oil, the highest boiling fraction distilled from the effluent of an FCC unit in an oil refinery. It contains a large amount of catalyst, in form of sediments hence the denomination of slurry.
*A mixture of wood pulp and water used to make paper
*Manure slurry, a mixture of animal waste, organic matter, and sometimes water often known simply as "slurry" in agricultural use, used as fertilizer after aging in a slurry pit
*Meat slurry, a mixture of finely ground meat and water, centrifugally dewatered and used as a food ingredient.
*An abrasive substance used in chemical-mechanical polishing
*Slurry ice, a mixture of ice crystals, freezing point depressant, and water
*A mixture of raw materials and water involved in the rawmill manufacture of Portland cement
*A bolus of chewed food mixed with saliva
*A mixture of epoxy glue and glass microspheres used as a filler compound around core materials in sandwich-structured composite airframes.