Example Sentences

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Summer at Yellowstone National Park usually means gridlocked traffic and booked-up lodges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

The rise in visitor numbers since the pandemic has sparked a backlash in many tourism hotspots, prompting the authorities to take steps to ease the pressure on bursting beaches and gridlocked streets.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

We see the actress and comedian stuck in gridlocked traffic, but with a wave of the fairy's wand, a delivery truck is converted into a Christmas party.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

In an already gridlocked freeway during peak hour, Manville said, commuters might not even notice one more car that merges in.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

“When it’s time to bail, there are nontraditional routes that most people don’t know. They won’t be gridlocked like the freeways.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman