bogged down

Regarding his strategy for dealing with stress, Wilcox said: "My wife will know when I am bogged down with frustration. When I re-energise, I do it on my own. Me and the dog, walking."

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The Don’t Have a Clue bag is a way to keep yourself from getting bogged down, she said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

With only the swirling sounds of an overhead air conditioning vent to cloud her thoughts, she explained that, at the beginning, “Estrus” was bogged down by an unprecedented wave of writer’s block.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

The company “pulled a lot of middle management out, which bogged down a lot of the decision-making,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

In April 1917, an offensive by British and Canadian troops at the city of Arras in northern France bogged down in sleet, snow, and ankle-deep mud.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman