traffic jam
Example Sentences
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Fleeing patrons seemed to have caused a traffic jam while crossing a nearby street from the mall.
From Los Angeles Times
The planet's strong gravitational pull generated ripples throughout the disk, creating what they describe as "cosmic traffic jams" that kept small particles from falling into the sun.
From Science Daily
Claiming there’s a national emergency, the soldiers command everyone to pack up their vehicles and exit in an orderly traffic jam.
From Los Angeles Times
But to spend less than $1,000, I knew this strategy wouldn’t work, since ride-shares, especially with the surge pricing that traffic jams trigger, would devour my budget.
On Saturday morning, men with machetes hacked through branches as thick as their arms, clearing patches of the road where traffic jams were at a standstill.
From BBC
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