heavy traffic

Example Sentences

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But on snowy Friday evening in late 2024, heavy traffic pushed him underground to visit his mother.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Prosecuting barrister William Carter said Miller had used the B1050 because of heavy traffic on bigger roads and as he drove through Willingham, the crane boom "slewed" to the nearside.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Blackwell said she has seen cats who have been habituated to harness wearing seemingly very happy to explore mountain ranges, but has also seen clearly unhappy cats being walked on busy streets with heavy traffic.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

By midweek, Dubai was getting back to work, with the city’s trademark heavy traffic back in full swing, complicated by GPS jamming aimed at thwarting drone attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

In the heavy traffic the bus stopped and started, stopped and started.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt