gridlock

Example Sentences

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“The scale of the outage and the sheer number of disabled traffic lights were the primary contributors to city-wide gridlock,” Waymo said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The AA has warned of gridlock on Friday as 24.4 million cars are expected to hit the roads.

From BBC

In Pacific Palisades there was chaos Jan. 7 as people in the foothills tried to flee, only to hit traffic gridlock.

From Los Angeles Times

Last week, we reported on a real estate tycoon who is bringing in flying taxis to try to fix gridlock in Florida.

From The Wall Street Journal

The combo of remote work and empty buildings downtown would mean fewer commuters causing gridlock, but also fewer clients for businesses in the area.

From Los Angeles Times