traffic jam

Example Sentences

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“We’re going to see a traffic jam of patch releases and system downtimes as companies try to apply these patches.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 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

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 • Nov. 12, 2025

I bet that many of the one million people who were at Cape Kennedy to watch our launch were still caught in the post-launch traffic jam.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins