Example Sentences

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"Insurance companies love to use long documents, policies with wording that doesn't make any sense, that get you bogged down, so by the time you start reading it, you feel like you can't finish."

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

It’s cute, fun to drive and made by a company whose leadership isn’t as bogged down with robots, robotaxis and other potential distractions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Japan remembers that Afghanistan and Iraq "bogged down US resources and attention for decades," said Yee Kuang Heng, a professor in international security at the University of Tokyo.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

I knew that she would never want to be bogged down with trains and lace.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

We get bogged down in traffic for several miles, and even though Radar is desperate to violate the speed limit, he’s lucky when he can go thirty.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green