traffic jam
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- traffic-jammed adjective
Example Sentences
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"But we don't yet know whether the action that starts the ridge just isn't happening or whether the traffic jam afterward isn't happening," he said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026
“While the market has been caught in quite a traffic jam of negativity lately, its uptrend, while stalled, is far from derailed,” said Eric Clark, chief investment officer at the Accuvest Global Advisors investment group.
From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025
To establish this miserliness of spirit, the present day scenes start with a Brooklyn traffic jam caused by an escaped sauropod laying collapsed and dying on the side of the road.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2025
With access to and from his area limited to just one road, Mr Latt said they were stuck in a traffic jam for two hours as they attempted to flee.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025
Peewee was hanging over the edge of his bunk directing traffic for an ant traffic jam.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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