jackknife

Example Sentences

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Four lorries have jackknifed in an eight-vehicle crash, causing major delays on a main road through Essex.

From BBC

Men stood at the jail fence digging splintery peepholes with their jackknives.

From Los Angeles Times

Another documents his jackknifed body pinned high against a wall by a diagonal wooden plank.

From Washington Post

Schools and colleges in several states canceled classes, and drivers in Texas found themselves stuck in frigid temperatures overnight, after an eighteen-wheeler jackknifed on Interstate 10 in Kerrville, about 60 miles northwest of San Antonio.

From New York Times

All eastbound lanes of Interstate 90 are closed 10 miles west of Ellensburg due to multiple jackknifed semis, according to the Washington State Patrol.

From Seattle Times