traffic jam
Example Sentences
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Like a traffic jam, even a small blockage in a single sea lane can snarl backward long after the wreckage clears.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
"But we don't yet know whether the action that starts the ridge just isn't happening or whether the traffic jam afterward isn't happening," he said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026
Claiming there’s a national emergency, the soldiers command everyone to pack up their vehicles and exit in an orderly traffic jam.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025
“While the market has been caught in quite a traffic jam of negativity lately, its uptrend, while stalled, is far from derailed,” said Eric Clark, chief investment officer at the Accuvest Global Advisors investment group.
From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025
I bet that many of the one million people who were at Cape Kennedy to watch our launch were still caught in the post-launch traffic jam.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
