- present tense form of jam (3rd person singular).
jams
Example Sentences
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I ping-ponged from soft cheeses to eggs and squash, then past a gelato cart and a table crowded with jams, pepper jellies and a milk carton filled with VHS tapes.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Hostess donuts and cupcakes, it turned out, are surprisingly unlike Smucker jams, peanut butter and coffee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
“I used to think that songs like ‘King Solomon’s Marbles’ were just jams and conversations on the spot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
It is easy to get to and from as the wide avenues surrounding the stadium allow traffic to make their getaway without jams.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
French jams, English marmalades, an unclean butter dish, bottles of ketchup and Lea & Perrins circled past, before what the Object wanted: an economy-size jar of Rolaids.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
