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
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
About halfway down the mountain, they ran into a terrible traffic jam.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
