1 The stream was dammed up to form ornamental lakes.

2 They have dammed up that river.

3 They dammed up the river to make a lake for their water supply.

4 He could not dam up his anger.

5 It's hard to dam up one's feelings.

6 A stream was dammed up.

7 I tried to dam up my tears.

8 The river has been dammed up.

9 Once she allowed her anger to show, it could not be dammed up again.

10 In this case the defendant for many years had been in possession of some artificial ornamental lakes formed by damming up a natural stream.

11 Kidneys clog with protein from damaged muscles, damming up toxins in the blood.

12 She tried to dam up her feelings.

13 Whatever happens, you have to dam up your feelings.

14 But they can dam up the flood of food inflation for only so long.

15 The boys would dam up the stream to create a swimming pool.

16 The villagers were working all night to dam up the flood.

17 Dam up an emotion.

18 They are going to dam up the river to set up a hydropower station.

19 The government decided to dam up the river with technology.