Example Sentences

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War has emptied the usually traffic-jammed streets of Iran's capital, but Islamic republic authorities have filled them with checkpoints and security forces as they tighten their grip on the population.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Over quail egg shao mai and steamed duck, guests dining in the Chinese restaurant at the new Mediterranean-style Hotel Los Angeles will gaze out over a familiar sight--the traffic-jammed Hollywood Freeway almost within arm’s reach.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2023

The dedicated bus lanes could come from repurposing traffic lanes on some roads with limited right of way — a potentially tough sell in the traffic-jammed suburbs.

From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2021

But with the roads blocked, she found herself running there on a traffic-jammed dual carriageway.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2021

I look around and notice that there isn’t just one campfire, but several, constellated across the span of the traffic-jammed freeway, in different clearings.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman