Example Sentences

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Massive satellite constellations are cluttering the night sky, two crewed space stations are operational, and nations are fielding new military capabilities in orbit.

From Scientific American • Jan. 4, 2023

It’s a way to make something good out of the tangle of things that are cluttering and clogging your life.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2022

“They don’t assume that civilians are cluttering up the battlefield; they assume they are going to be there,” he said.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2014

If "thank you" emails are cluttering up your inbox in a genuinely problematic way, you need better habits of inbox management.

From The Guardian • Mar. 14, 2013

I've got a sneaking idea, old settler, that you are cluttering up the face of the earth.

From The Rider of Golden Bar by White, William Patterson