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.
has jammed
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present perfectof jam (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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South Africa was ravaged by a second wave caused by a more contagious variant that has jammed up casualty wards.
From Reuters ● Feb. 18, 2021
Prison staff say the rapid spread of the virus has jammed prison phone lines with panicked relatives calling to check on their loved ones.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2020
Florida has told more than 6 million to evacuate ahead of the killer storm and the mass exodus has jammed the roads.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 9, 2017
And then there is Tim Duncan, who has jammed the damn thing open.
From Forbes ● Jun. 16, 2014
If nature has jammed me into a most unnatural and uncomfortable niche in that single step which is said to lead from the sublime to the ridiculous, am I responsible for it?
From Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography by Laurence Oliphant
