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.
have jammed
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present perfectof jam.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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In southern Turkey, thousands of rescue workers with heavy lifting gear, paramedics and sniffer dogs have jammed the streets, and are still working to find survivors.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2023
The city had appeared to have reached a deal in which protesters, who have jammed downtown streets for more than two weeks, would move out of residential areas, but those prospects soon faded.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2022
In his plan, Adams says “the voluminous requirements of the new discovery bill have jammed up too many cases.”
From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2022
Hundreds of Afghans have jammed the airport trying to get out of the country after Taliban insurgents entered the capital on Sunday.
From Reuters ● Aug. 16, 2021
Tashi would have jammed his head through her rug loom.
From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker
