jam up
Example Sentences
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Technicians troubleshoot problems with factory machinery, fixing hiccups that could jam up production of backlogged 737 MAX jets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
That lack of juice could jam up the market this year, warns Jordi Visser, head of AI Macro Nexus Research for 22V Research in his latest commentary this weekend.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
The film can jam up the machinery — not only potentially destroying expensive technology but imperiling workers — or, because of its light weight, get sorted into paper waste and contaminate it, making it unsellable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
“So there’s always sort of a jam up at the end, where I want everything to hurry up and bloom inside.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
"Indeed, sir—pray, who?—how do you know? and the old tabby edged herself along the sofa until she almost got jam up beside me."
From Confession, or, the Blind Heart; a Domestic Story by William Gilmore Simms
