waterlogged

Example Sentences

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His repeated attempts to flex expensive restaurant bills and hardman tough talk land like a waterlogged handkerchief after he’s spent song after song cataloging all the specific ways we’ve all hurt his feelings.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

"Flooding complicates repairs because the fields are waterlogged and some roads are blocked," Enedis crisis director Herve Champenois said at a press briefing Thursday.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

They form when waterlogged soils accumulate layers of dead vegetation over thousands of years.

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2025

A light oil sheen, a sprained ankle and waterlogged cargo were among the damage reported when approximately 75 cargo containers tumbled off a stationed vessel at the Port of Long Beach on Tuesday morning.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

We trekked along the mountainside, looking for pieces that weren’t waterlogged or rotten, shaking the snow off branches.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls