Examples of “congestion” in a Sentence

noun A build-up of traffic, or the blockage this causes.

• The new bypass was built to ease traffic congestion in the town center.
• Roadworks caused heavy congestion on the motorway all morning.
• Cities charge a fee to drive in the center to reduce congestion.

noun A blockage of mucus or fluid in the airways, such as a stuffy nose or chest.

• The cold left her with terrible chest congestion.
• He took some medicine to clear the congestion in his nose.
• Congestion made it hard for the baby to sleep through the night.

noun Swelling caused by fluid build-up in body tissue.

• The doctor noted mild congestion around the injury.
• Ice helped to reduce the congestion in my ankle after the fall.
• The nurse checked for congestion in the tissue around the wound.