jam
verb (used with object)
to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible.
had jammed
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past perfectof jam.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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A line of cars that had jammed the sole road in the area had been cleared.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025
It later reported that air defence forces had jammed an aircraft-type drone on the northwestern outskirts of Moscow, forcing it to crash near the settlement of Putilkovo.
From Reuters ● Aug. 19, 2023
Russian electronic countermeasures had jammed the drone’s signal.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2022
It had jammed and was inoperable, according to a King County sheriff’s investigation.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2022
It was a traditional enough room—dark oak and floor-to-ceiling shelving—but Artemis had jammed it with the latest computer technology.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
