clogging

Example Sentences

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The problem is similar to mineral scale building up inside a tea kettle or clogging a shower head over time, except seawater contains far higher concentrations of dissolved salts.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

“The clogging of ships on both sides of this trade choke point, however, bears further consequences,” he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

To get staff to work without clogging rural roads with traffic, EDF even operates its own fleet of nearly 200 buses - the largest in private hands in the UK.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

That might mean a lot of fish getting caught up and clogging the system, including the endangered twaite shad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

“Only a human wouldn’t be. Your species is clogging up the world so fast. . . ah, never mind. It’s useless to lecture a human. At the rate things are going, I’ll never find Pan.”

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan