traffic jam
Example Sentences
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Like a traffic jam, even a small blockage in a single sea lane can snarl backward long after the wreckage clears.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
During that time, there has been a direct line from the world's biggest traffic jam to rising petrol and diesel prices, higher airfares and swelling mortgage rates around the globe.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 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
Fleeing patrons seemed to have caused a traffic jam while crossing a nearby street from the mall.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2025
The traffic jam at the ropes grew with each arriving climber, so those at the rear of the scrum fell farther and farther behind.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
