silted in a sentence

Examples

1. But much of the port is in disrepair and the harbor is badly silted.
2. That was the mouth of the river Achelous, which had been silted up.
3. Arundel docks silted up between 1875 and 1896.
4. In antiquity it was overshadowed by Ephesus, until Ephesus'harbor silted up.
5. The dam is also being rapidly silted due to deforestation in the surrounding areas.
6. It silted up over the Byzantine era, and Perga declined as a result.
7. The lake also silted up during this period following improvements to the Hogsmill river.
8. He would also re-excavate silted irrigation canals with a band of workers.
9. Some parts of the broad are badly silted.
10. Later, the lagoon became silted in and oysters became common in the bay.