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congest

become or cause to become obstructed

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Six example sentences with congest, each labelled with its topic.

  • Roadwork on the bridge congests every approach from four o'clock, so the airport bus now leaves an hour earlier.

    Travel

  • Pollen counts above two hundred congest the sinuses of half the clinic's patients within a single afternoon.

    Medicine

  • Thousands of simultaneous downloads congest the campus network, and video calls stutter until the library closes at eleven.

    Technology

  • Three defenders congest the lane whenever he drives, so the coach moved a shooter to each corner.

    Basketball

  • Container ships congest the port for weeks during peak season, and every idle day adds to the price of imported goods.

    Economics

  • A single narrow stair would congest the exit in an emergency, so the code demands two on opposite sides.

    Architecture

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