clog
verb (used with object)
to hinder or obstruct with thick or sticky matter; choke up.
had clogged
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past perfectof clog.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The pipes had clogged and the room was flooded with sewage coming up a drain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Mourners had clogged the roads from São Paulo, ensnaring many people in traffic.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
Ash from the fire, which burned for more than a month, had clogged formerly pristine tributaries and turned them into black slurries.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 7, 2022
Just a month ago, a young woman avoided shame — her words — after she had clogged the toilet at her boyfriend’s house.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2021
Ash had clogged the sky, turning bright day to black midnight.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
