waterlogged

Example Sentences

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"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

As the boat became waterlogged, the men were left sitting in frigid water.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 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

By this time, I was pretty well waterlogged and refused to drink it.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls