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

"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

"It's not like a traffic jam that becomes chaotic."

From BBC • Mar. 15, 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

Peewee was hanging over the edge of his bunk directing traffic for an ant traffic jam.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers