How to Use congest in a Sentence

congest

verb
  • Your pores might be congested with gunk or product residue.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 8 June 2026
  • That way, any leftover oil or residue won’t congest your skin and trigger breakouts.
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Parts of that road, the report noted, are congested for 12 hours a day.
    — Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2019
  • He was clearly congested, but the surgical site looked well healed.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Plan to text instead of calling if networks are congested.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Long lines congest the concourse and are, at best, an inconvenience.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com, 25 June 2018
  • Mekelle doesn’t have a skatepark yet but the girls hear its streets aren’t as congested by traffic as Addis.
    — Hiwot Abebe, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2024
  • For both plans, heavy data users will be subject to slowdowns when the network is congested.
    — Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge, 12 July 2018
  • Traffic in the area was congested as drivers tried to find alternate routes.
    — Karen Kucher, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 May 2018
  • That means the area can be congested through rush hour Friday, as people return home from work.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
  • The tissue layers surrounding the brain (meninges) were congested in the area of the stingray spine.
    — Mark Price june 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2026
  • The roads are congested, the store shelves are brimming with fresh produce, and the restaurants are respectably busy.
    — John Rapley, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2018
  • Even in this very simplified case, the network is already congested.
    — Ana I. Pérez-Neira, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Your pores might be congested with gunk or product residue, so double-cleansing can make all the difference.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 23 June 2026
  • Triolet said traffic is a valid concern in the area, which is already congested.
    — Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • At the time of the collision, both northbound lanes were congested because of a lane closure north of the crash scene.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • But the cables, which are narrow, were congested with people also trying to leave.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
  • The National League wild-card race is congested.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • 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
  • Those changes will help build the local pipeline and grow the game, but competition is getting congested.
    — Pj Green april 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • The westbound side of Highway 36 is congested for about 2 hours each morning.
    — David Montgomery, Twin Cities, 14 June 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
  • Specific over-the-counter painkillers can treat fever and headache, while certain decongestants can help if you’re congested.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The competition congests the calendar and adds to the impression that there is too much football.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Souad watches the two-lane road outside her tent congested with desperate people fleeing, crammed into cars, trucks and vans.
    — Gul Tuysuz, Arwa Damon and Brice Laine, CNN, 17 Feb. 2020
  • America does not need more trucks congesting roads in large population centers.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • The school's kitchen and cafeteria are congested with long serving lines, according to the district's website.
    — Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 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

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