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 alight in a waterlogged Liverpool and discover the broken social factions that have cropped up in the wake of environmental collapse.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2025

On the front was the half-torn, waterlogged image of a man wearing a blue suit with a wide red cape.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline