traffic jam
Example Sentences
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"I've been travelling for three hours... to get to work," said Tetiana Osypenko, a 49-year-old seamstress whose bus was stuck in a traffic jam.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Being stuck there in a human traffic jam is a nightmare many experienced hikers and climbers would do anything to avoid.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
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
"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
There’s a traffic jam longer than a slithering python and I have to look where I’m going, because it’s easy to twist my foot on the broken cobblestone road.
From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender
