gummed

Example Sentences

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In the 1920s, as those newfangled private motor cars gummed up traffic, street-side parking downtown was banned.

From Los Angeles Times

Talks on the biennial Nebraska budget have also been gummed up.

From New York Times

“Most of them never wanted to stay. We gummed up the works when we militarized the border,” said Douglas S. Massey, an immigration scholar at Princeton.

From New York Times

The sudden influx of AI stories "gummed up the process," said Elison, an alarming uptick that was notable not only for its abruptness but for the quality of the stories.

From Salon

But the nearby roads and Interstate 15 were gummed up by traffic as tourists traipsed around the poppies and looked for parking.

From Los Angeles Times