Example Sentences
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The system is also 70% silted or clogged after over a century of use, Mr Bonoan told news outlet ABS-CBN News.
From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025
Pocahontas is more of a peninsula than an island, thanks to a channel of the Appomattox River that silted up more than 100 years ago.
From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2023
But never have the lakes been silted as they are today,” says Simiyu.
From The Guardian • Dec. 13, 2020
Malacca’s port, once one of the richest on earth, silted up, and the city became a historical footnote.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2020
Samir and I ran as the silted ground of the hill country tightened into rocky foothills leaning against us.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
