Example Sentences
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The episode later reveals that a jackknifed big rig unleashed 22 million killer bees into L.A. when it crashed on the 4th Street Bridge.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024
Parts of Interstate 80 between Des Moines and Iowa City were repeatedly snagged overnight by jackknifed tractor-trailers and multiple-car pileups, the Department of Transportation reported.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024
Four lorries have jackknifed in an eight-vehicle crash, causing major delays on a main road through Essex.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2023
Tow trucks were pulling jackknifed tractor-trailers out of the median.
From Washington Post • Jan. 1, 2023
Hugo put down the weights and jackknifed to his feet.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
