clog up

Example Sentences

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“If a well stays shut too long, it could clog up, and the oil hardens a bit. Then it would take even longer before they can start it back up,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

And it’s not as if those proposals clog up the annual meeting proxy — for this year’s meeting, only four proposals will be submitted to shareholder votes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2024

However, critics argue that even if only some of these claims succeed, they would still clog up the courts and delay removals.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2023

Downs has also been studying what things in the blood and skin could "clog" up the sensors and reduce their accuracy over time.

From Science Daily • Oct. 3, 2023

The captain cleared us aside and used some tar to clog up the hole.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat