gummed

Example Sentences

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Crews could not “get anything into the compromised tank because, the theory is, the product was starting to solidify and it gummed up the dump valves,” McGovern said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Supply chains are also gummed up for helium, crucial for the artificial-intelligence chips boom, and fertilizers, essential for global food security.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

That gummed up credit markets, tanked the value of money-market funds, and sent global stock markets into a tailspin.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

In a memo to employees, Fiddelke said he was trying to clear up “complexity” that gummed up decision-making and made it harder to deliver on ideas, according to the Journal.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 26, 2025

The sap must have gummed up the works, because a deafening crack echoed down the mountainside.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia