pileup

Example Sentences

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Taking the train, in theory, allows her to avoid any traffic jams — or, even worse, pileups that some states have experienced in recent days.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 25, 2026

Technically known as radiation fog, it can develop in any valley, but the geography of the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys can make it particularly intense, resulting in several massive freeway pileups in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

TSA has often been a crapshoot, risking pileups as travelers pulled laptops from carry-ons and novice vacationers struggled to untie their sneakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

Parts of Interstate 80 between Des Moines and Iowa City were repeatedly snagged overnight by jackknifed tractor-trailers and multiple-car pileups, the Department of Transportation reported.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024

They’re like yield signs that help separate your ideas and prevent pileups.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner