congested
Example Sentences
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Users can switch between multiple servers per region if one becomes congested or blocked.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
This is one of Asia's most congested cities, where commuters sometimes spend hours getting to work.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
But these overland routes are too congested, expensive and insufficient to make up for the paralysis of traditional routes, Schneider said.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
More than 100 containerships are trapped in the Persian Gulf while others have been diverted to nearby ports that are expected to become congested as they are forced to handle extra cargoes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
She opened its mirror-faced door and surveyed the congested shelves with the eye—or, rather, the masterly squint—of a dedicated medicine-cabinet gardener.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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