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

With 10 minutes remaining in the first half, Cowboys quarterback Danny White, who had jammed his thumb in practice a few days before, had the ball slip out of his hands on a pass attempt.

From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2023

The Cardinals training staff came out to check on Helsley, who had jammed the middle finger on his pitching hand earlier in the week in Pittsburgh.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2022

It waren’t nothing but a old sock that someone had jammed stuffing up inside the toe part and then tied string tight ’round and ’round the neck to turn it into a head.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis