How to Use waterlogged in a Sentence

waterlogged

adjective

• The ground was completely waterlogged.
• The waterlogged bait now weighs about a pound and a half.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 29 Sep. 2020
• His waterlogged clothes looked like he’d been dunked in the ocean.
  — Dwight Garner, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2021
• In the late-night darkness of June, the smell of waterlogged grass and tree sap mingled with the smell of food waste.
  — Han Kang, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
• The match was postponed two months ago due to heavy rain and a waterlogged pitch.
  — USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2018
• Cars were piled up and the streets were filled with clumps of waterlogged branches.
  — Joseph Wilson and Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
• Trees—think about them—are moist, waterlogged, and heavy.
  — Julia Kramer, Bon Appetit, 8 June 2017
• There’s no need to peel them; the skin keeps the potatoes from getting waterlogged.
  — Ali Slagle, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
• By that point, one of his shoes had ripped, and with the rain soaking the trail for 30 hours, his feet ended up waterlogged and swollen.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2021
• There is a 100% chance of rain Saturday, and with that comes a waterlogged track.
  — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 19 May 2018
• Because the system is so waterlogged, none of the rain evaporates on its way to the ground.
  — Matthew Cappucci and Ian Livingston, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2023
• Ensure your plant has soil that is slightly damp to the touch, not waterlogged or dry.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2023
• Police found his body Aug. 29 along a waterlogged roadway, about a mile and a half north of his Friendswood home.
  — Houston Chronicle Staff, Houston Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2018
• Along the waterlogged way, the Padres learned bench bats remain too thin for the kind of lineups faced when a World Series berth is on the line.
  — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2022
• Earth may be a waterlogged steaming mess, but those who are stuck here make do.
  — Tade Thompson, Wired, 18 Dec. 2020
• These plants are prone to root rot if the soil stays waterlogged for long periods.
  — Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2024
• As for the Verrazano statue, the papers from 1909 were too waterlogged to read when the time capsule was opened.
  — James Barron, New York Times, 25 June 2017
• The waterlogged front door of his family home had swollen shut.
  — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 11 Dec. 2022
• While Washington fell just shy of a daily record, the waterlogged soils don’t seem to mind.
  — Washington Post, 11 June 2021
• Making the long walk from the main stage to the B-stage in the middle of the stadium, Dessner, too, quickly looked waterlogged.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 May 2023
• In November, the team sat around for several weeks waiting for the chance to break the record, but rain kept the sand waterlogged.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2022
• The waterlogged buildings had to be tested for mold, asbestos and lead.
  — Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
• Two days after the July 26 flooding, more rain fell on the waterlogged St. Louis area.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 10 Dec. 2022
• There are areas of the city that are waterlogged and others that are hundreds of feet from any water source.
  — Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
• Dozens of roads in the state have also been closed due to waterlogged roadways and gaping potholes.
  — Aleanna Siacon, Detroit Free Press, 21 Feb. 2018
• The torrent submerged parks and backyards, caused waterlogged cars to be abandoned by the side of the road and led to at least one bridge being washed away.
  — Natasha Frost, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2023
• Heavy rain over the May 15 weekend led to flooded Brook Park basements and waterlogged streets.
  — Beth Mlady, cleveland, 5 June 2020
• One morning last week, 61-year-old Joe Avina drove his truck, filled with the waterlogged contents of his house, to a row of dumpsters in the middle of town.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
• Sitting in waterlogged soil deprives roots of oxygen and can lead them to rot.
  — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 14 Aug. 2021
• The rain stopped after dark, in time for the remaining, waterlogged crowd to go wild for a celebratory set from Monáe.
  — Sara Messinger, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024