How to Use congest in a Sentence

congest

verb

• Parts of that road, the report noted, are congested for 12 hours a day.
  — Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2019
• As on the Net, only a small number of phones would answer the call, but the lines would certainly be congested.
  — Wired Staff, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2003
• That way, any leftover oil or residue won’t congest your skin and trigger breakouts.
  — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 14 Aug. 2024
• The westbound side of Highway 36 is congested for about 2 hours each morning.
  — David Montgomery, Twin Cities, 14 June 2017
• The house is perched on Highland Avenue, a street often congested with traffic even on a good day.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Aug. 2019
• Long lines congest the concourse and are, at best, an inconvenience.
  — Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com, 25 June 2018
• For both plans, heavy data users will be subject to slowdowns when the network is congested.
  — Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge, 12 July 2018
• Bike: The streets and neighborhoods are heavily congested during the bike portion of the event.
  — Robert Downen, Houston Chronicle, 27 Apr. 2018
• A second alternative is to come over the Tower Bridge, but that route could be congested at times as well.
  — Tony Bizjak, sacbee, 20 July 2017
• But the drawbacks are still here: Verizon can slow down your data at any time if the network is congested.
  — Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge, 2 Aug. 2019
• Traffic in the area was congested as drivers tried to find alternate routes.
  — Karen Kucher, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 May 2018
• At one point, traffic was congested as far east as Exit 44 in West Hartford.
  — Bill Leukhardt, courant.com, 3 July 2018
• He was clearly congested, but the surgical site looked well healed.
  — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 10 Jan. 2024
• U of L led for just 41 seconds in a game Duke dictated by switching every screen and packing in its defense to congest the paint.
  — Shannon Russell, The Courier-Journal, 14 Mar. 2021
• The first couple of years classes were held at Eaton High School in the Northwest district, the roads leading to and from the campus were often congested but the view was mostly prairie.
  — Gordon Dickson, star-telegram, 14 Jan. 2018
• If the ramp becomes too backed up, the queue loops will tell the metering lights to shift to a faster cycle regardless of how badly congested the highway may be.
  — Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
• The 6-foot-5 Bryant reminisced about the old dugouts, which were frequently congested and needed padding on the edge of the ceiling so tall players like him wouldn’t bump their heads.
  — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 8 Apr. 2018
• One issue is the intersection of the trail with Montrose near the Lake Shore Drive on- and off-ramps is congested with car, bike and pedestrian traffic.
  — Mary Wisniewski, chicagotribune.com, 7 May 2018
• But the cables, which are narrow, were congested with people also trying to leave.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
• Robert Watson’s not very princely Prince summons some impressive top notes, but his tenor tends to congest a bit below.
  — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 8 Aug. 2023
• The streets weren’t congested, the weather was mild, and an infectious sense of pride spread through Southern California.
  — Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2024
• Major roads and highways throughout central Texas are expected to be congested in the hours surrounding the eclipse, and lines at rental car desks could back up.
  — Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2024
• Traffic was heavily congested in the St. Joe area and travelers were being urged to take their time before getting on the road.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton and Judy Thomas, kansascity, 21 Aug. 2017
• Specific over-the-counter painkillers can treat fever and headache, while certain decongestants can help if you’re congested.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 11 Dec. 2023
• The other Tennessee park gates, especially the one in Gatlinburg, get congested at peak times of year.
  — Joe Yogerst, National Geographic, 28 Mar. 2019
• Hours before the viewing, the line was congested with an overabundance of grieving fans that stretched from will call all the way out to the arena’s street entrance, standing peacefully.
  — Tony Centeno, Billboard, 28 June 2018
• Defenses don't account for him at the arc which congests the floor and takes away driving lanes, causing offensive logjams for long stretches.
  — J. Michael, Indianapolis Star, 25 June 2018
• The developer will be required to find ways to reduce traffic impacts if the hotel would congest roadways too much.
  — Brittany Wallman, sun-sentinel.com, 5 June 2019
• Thousands of vehicles congest its six lanes every day in the south suburbs, where it’s primarily known as 95th Street.
  — Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2020
• Traffic in the area was expected to be congested for about an hour after deputies had shut down Watt Avenue at U Street for safety during their response.
  — Laura Dickinson, Sacramento Bee, 3 June 2024

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024