jams

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

The Sunday Express says figures from the Department for Transport shows central London has the worst traffic jams in the country, with vehicles moving at just six-point-nine miles per hour on average.

From BBC

So many responded that traffic jams have brought roads in this part of rural Chongqing in south-west China to a standstill.

From BBC

They took an omnivorous approach to recording, performing spoken-word jams and a radio play and covering Bruce Springsteen and Christmas standards.

From Los Angeles Times

I bite and tug, forcing my fangs between the jaws of the trap, and Teeth jams his body in, pushing one side with his arms and one with his feet.

From Literature