Example Sentences

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Even if the strait reopens to commercial traffic, unclogging it will take weeks if not months, analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

In May, I tweeted a video of a guy unclogging a sewer drain and that got 26 million views.

From Slate • Nov. 16, 2023

Others said those worries could be eased by unclogging a bottleneck that's preventing clean energy projects from connecting to the grid.

From Scientific American • Jun. 12, 2023

The White House has touted the success of this effort at unclogging ports, resolving shipping container shortages and unloading shipments from boats more quickly heading into the recent winter holidays.

From Washington Times • Apr. 3, 2023

In the morning Gaston, unclogging one eye, perceived that his enemy had gone.

From The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay by Hewlett, Maurice Henry