clog

Example Sentences

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The Navy acknowledged the reports of toilet problems in a statement last month, but cited ship leadership as saying that "clog incidents are addressed promptly by trained damage control and engineering personnel, with minimal downtime."

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Patients are being warned not to clog up A&E with everyday niggles as NHS figures show thousands turned to hospitals for minor ailments such as hiccups and ingrowing toenails last winter.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

The “overtourism” that irks residents of Venice and Barcelona is also riling locals in Osaka and Kyoto, where kimono-clad visitors clog the streets and temples to secure their snapshots for social media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

In 2010, Pella set the world record for the largest clog dance, with 2,600 people showing up to dance in wooden shoes.

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2025

Nothing familiar, not a traffic clog of yellow rusted buses or a water-logged slum of zinc shacks.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie