bog

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

At Kingsdale Head, two thirds of the 610-hectare site is blanket bog and farm manager Jamie McEwan says they are beginning to see "really nice results" from the restoration.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

“A lot of things that bog down mining is access to roads and water, but that’s already established here.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

The expedited processing works by stripping away many of the discretionary review processes that typically bog down housing projects: City Council hearings, environmental reports, neighborhood outreach meetings, etc.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

Trapped in the bog of a story that was and wasn’t theirs.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy