traffic jam
Example Sentences
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The risk of relying on one artery for so much trade was underscored after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, when the bridge was temporarily closed and trucks idled in a miles-long traffic jam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
A circulation pattern over Europe is creating "the equivalent of a traffic jam in the atmosphere which locks in heat", Samantha Burgess from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 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
"It's not like a traffic jam that becomes chaotic."
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026
She had gotten to the convention center much later than she’d planned, due to an unprecedented traffic jam on the highway.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
