traffic jam
Example Sentences
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Sivaranjani Muthunathan was travelling by bus with 56 others towards the Chinese border when they became stuck in what they thought was a traffic jam.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
That photo of the traffic jam went viral and sparked a conversation about dangerous overcrowding on the world's tallest peak.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
She mostly interviews attendees, but the traffic jam had cut into her pregame window.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
"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
“You’re causing a traffic jam, Matthew,” their mom said.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
