bogging down

Example Sentences

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Late-arriving tax forms from partnerships and brokerage firms are also bogging down returns, O’Saben noted.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Seventeen of his home runs came before the All-Star break, a sign of injuries bogging down his results at the plate.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

Aware of the backlog of passport renewals bogging down the system, Dr. Simonson was worried.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

The filmmakers do well to get a thick financial glossary across without bogging down the movie.

From Slate • Sep. 15, 2023

The discovery of a fissile isotope that could be separated from its parent by chemical means might quell the skepticism still bogging down the uranium program.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik