bog

Example Sentences

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On the silver screen, it dazzles like few contemporary science fiction films do, opting for color over the pallid gray verisimilitude that often bogs down its peers.

From Salon

Even as they profess admiration for one another’s work, Ruth, Jay and Leigh sink into a bog of miscommunication and antagonism.

From The Wall Street Journal

Anything would be better than trotting out another bog standard pro sports salute to the troops that year.

From Salon

Torak crashed through alder thickets and sank to his knees in bogs.

From Literature

"The Arab Gulf nations that mediated previous rounds of Afghanistan-Pakistan talks are now bogged down by their own war. Other mediators, including China, have had limited success," he said.

From Barron's