How to Use bog in a Sentence

bog

1 of 2 noun
  • Transplant and feed water lilies and bog plants.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Many modern four-wheel-drive trucks never see a mud bog or a rocky stream bed in their lives.
    — Kevin Smith, Car and Driver, 22 June 2020
  • It is restricted to low bogs where its roots are bathed in water all year long.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The best pamphlets could draw clarity from chaos like—well, like a body from a bog.
    — Michelle Nijhuis, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023
  • But peat comes from peat bogs—unique wetland ecosystems which should not be disturbed.
    — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The royal corpse was removed from the church and sunk in a bog, and a stake was run through its chest.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Just follow the little white arrows that suggest a route around the vast bog.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
  • Heavy mosquito swarms and snake dens also were abundant in the bog.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 10 May 2022
  • Lots of poplar, lots of aspen, lots of black spruce, but there’s also a lot of bog in there, a lot of swamp.
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Our skin, and our shoes, never dry out and we are preserved like those ancient bog bodies.
    — Lizzy Acker, oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The walls were submerged in the bog when the climate cooled 5,000 years ago.
    — Ed O’Loughlin, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The album as a whole starts with some catchy melodies, takes you on a journey through the bog, and ends in a darker place.
    — The Editors, Outside Online, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The other main income stream comes in the form of joyful tourists frolicking in the bog.
    — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Bears, moose, and wolves roamed, circling its unusually dry lakes, bogs, rivers, and creeks.
    — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2023
  • They can be found on all continents and are classified into bogs, fens and swamps.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024
  • But for a few brief weeks each fall, as the bogs become flooded fields, the berries emerge to dance in swirls of changing shapes.
    — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2025
  • And then, of course, there are those who don’t think those bog-dwelling little berries belong anywhere near poultry.
    — Sunset Magazine, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Also known as peat moss, sphagnum mosses carpet the ground in marshes, moors and peat bogs.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
  • This process included using boats and nets to travel through the swamps and collect the berries from the bog.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Getting stuck out at night while cross-country skiing, or getting the car mired in an Alaskan bog.
    — Christian McMahon, Outside Online, 18 June 2021
  • The entire bog measures 70 by 30 miles — more than a million acres.
    — John Reinan, Star Tribune, 16 July 2021
  • The museum is filled to the brim with bracelets, swords, and other valuables that have been retrieved from the bogs.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Sphagnum bogs, rocky plateaus, and huckleberry plains give way to some 47 miles of trails.
    — Condé Nast, Bon Appétit, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Fens are fed by a consistent stream of groundwater while bogs are enclosed and filled with rain water.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 24 July 2023
  • Dense forests, bogs, and marshes create a rich habitat for wildlife—from trumpeter swans and bald eagles to deer and bears.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026
  • One mile bogs, raging Rivers, waterfalls, huge waves, giant peaks, cliffs, on and on and on.
    — Outside Online, 17 Dec. 2025
  • By late afternoon we were mixed up in a chain of lakes and ponds connected by channels winding through bogs.
    — Elwyn "bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Turtlehead is the perfect choice for bog or rain gardens or alongside koi ponds and waterfalls.
    — Lynn McAlpine, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
  • As Heckscher stood in the dark bog, vehicles grumbled down a nearby road.
    — Madeline Bodin, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2023
  • But as the Ice Age drew to a close, bogs and shrubs began encroaching on their habitat.
    — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2024

bog

2 of 2 verb
  • Soft sand can bog the wheels down, and mud and dirt that cakes onto wheels will turn your car into a mess.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 15 Sep. 2020
  • There's a lot going in our world, and in the bubble that can bog you down a little bit.
    — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Aug. 2020
  • Sometimes that stuff bogs things down and overcomplicates something that's just fun.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Sometimes that stuff bogs things down and overcomplicates something that's just fun.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 May 2023
  • This bogs the storyline down during the production’s early build-ups and a too slow wind down.
    — Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Regardless of what area is most impacted by this, don’t let someone else’s actions bog you down.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The Aztecs like to muddy the waters and finally were able to bog the game down to their liking in the second half.
    — John Marshall, ajc, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Chess bogs its narrator down with needless exposition and jokes more deserving of an eye roll than a laugh.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Of course, logistical issues would bog that down, but the actual research would occur in a flash.
    — Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The real issue is that on high traffic travel days (or worse, if there’s a weather delay) the connection might bog down.
    — José Adorno, BGR, 7 Nov. 2022
  • With this transparency, both will be aware of your schedule and conditions and will be more mindful not to bog you down with extra demands.
    — Expert Panel, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Did Chicago figure out a way to bog the Bucks down, or was that just typical Game 1 rust?
    — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2022
  • With massive amounts of data available everywhere, there’s no need to let bureaucracy bog things down.
    — Eli Amdur, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Having that single focus also helps filter out the distractions that can otherwise bog founders down to the point of stymieing progress.
    — Matt Carbonara, Forbes, 13 May 2021
  • The world doesn't need another Lost, where piles of plot obfuscate what made the show thrilling in the first place and bog it down in resolving mysteries.
    — Kate Knibbs, Wired, 25 Jan. 2021
  • Still, this is clearly a movie made for both old fans and new audiences, and the film doesn’t bog itself down with series lore or characters, which is probably for the best.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Densely technical discussions often bog down over the very definition of gain of function.
    — Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 14 June 2021
  • This sad and sublimely beautiful movie, however, refuses to bog itself down in pessimism.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Steam | Official site Tired of games that bog you down with hours of wordy tutorials to explain their complex mechanics?
    — Kyle Orland and Sarah Leboeuf, Ars Technica, 18 June 2023
  • Ukrainian forces aim to prevent Russia from taking full control of the city and to bog Russian troops down in a prolonged, bloody urban battle.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • Such cash flow disruptions can snag financing or cost them drivers — at a time when there is a nationwide shortage — and, ultimately, bog down mail service.
    — Washington Post, 9 June 2021
  • However, achieving major goals should not take a back seat because debating lesser policies--no matter how noble--bogs everything down.
    — Doug Szenher, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Rice has become too valuable offensively to disrupt his season and bog him down in catching responsibilities, which brings us to our next takeaway.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 6 June 2026
  • What stood out was how Ohio State treated every individual play as a chance to bog down a struggling Notre Dame offense.
    — Robert Fenbers, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Requiring board approval of every sprinkler head or window replacement bogs the manager down and also involves the board in minutiae.
    — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
  • At other times, though, directorial choices severely bog the production down.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 25 May 2023
  • Those factions attempted to bog things down by filing multiple amendments, all unsuccessful, to change the legislation.
    — Laura Litvan, Bloomberg.com, 2 June 2023
  • Dry, hot conditions dehydrated the brains in a way that mimics the deliberate embalming of mummies, while in acidic peat bogs the body was essentially tanned like leather.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
  • In addition to a stellar folk soundtrack, there's an expert juggling of immense tragedy and slapstick comedy, though the work never once confuses the two tones or bogs itself down with pieties.
    — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The law would also allow officials to be jailed if they are found lying to the legislature—a change that has the potential to bog Lai’s officials down in court proceedings.
    — Chien-Hua Wan and Debby Wu / Bloomberg, TIME, 21 May 2024

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