Example Sentences

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Paraffin and asphalt-like substances may have clogged wells that pump thick crude.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Concerns about warehouses have increased in recent years among Inland Empire residents who say they have clogged streets with diesel trucks and sometimes introduced heavy layers of smog.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

People in northern Germany flocked to the Elbe river Monday to marvel at giant Arctic-style ice floes that have clogged up a stretch of the waterway, creating a headache for shipping but delighting visitors.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

Union Pacific spokeswoman Kristen South said the measures the Omaha, Nebraska-based railroad is taking are designed to address problems in the supply chain that have clogged rail shipments.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2022

There are now so many jellyfish that power plants around the world have been shut down when hundreds of thousands of the creatures have clogged their seawater cooling systems.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin