Examples of “log” in a Sentence

noun A section of a tree trunk, especially one cleared of branches, used for timber or fuel.

• He chopped the log into firewood.
• They sat on a fallen log by the campfire.
• The children rolled a heavy log across the muddy path to make a bridge.

noun A written record of events, especially a ship's or aircraft's progress, or of computer activity.

• The captain noted the storm in the ship's log.
• The server keeps a log of every failed login attempt.
• The pilot wrote the details of the flight in the aircraft's log.

verb To cut down trees, especially commercially.

• The company was accused of illegally logging protected forest.
• Men and women have logged these hills for generations to supply the sawmill.
• Several companies log the northern slopes during the dry season.

verb To record something in writing or in a system.

• Please log any issues you find in the spreadsheet.
• Nurses must log every dose of medicine they give to patients.
• I log my runs in an app so I can track progress.