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

"Morrison has jammed the Personal Liberty bill through," said Waldemar, scrawling a head on his completed editorial, with one eye on the clock, which pointed to midnight.

From Average Jones by Adams, Samuel Hopkins