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: a jumble of logs jammed together in a watercourse
logjam
transitive verb
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Examples of logjam in a Sentence
He was called in to try to break the logjam in the negotiations.
the presence of an ambulance on the side of the highway created a logjam of rubberneckers who just had to have a look
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Watching Bill Murray is fun, watching Bill Murray struggle is really fun, and watching Bill Murray caught in a space-time logjam, wrestling with moral philosophy while pursuing Andie MacDowell, is the most fun.
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Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
Many importers then quietly used the San Pedro ports to store containers, causing a logjam of ships waiting to berth and gumming up the entire supply chain system.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
So, there’s a ton of dry powder that needs to be deployed, there’s a logjam of companies that need to be sold, but there’s still a valuation disconnect.
—Nick Leopard, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Glory be to god for logjams, the antediluvian dark,
for being a supply of goodness outpacing demand
because so many prefer their egos’ endless ranting
to the suggestion of a different narrator or narrative.
—Virginia Konchan, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
Many importers then quietly used the San Pedro ports to store containers, causing a logjam of ships waiting to berth and gumming up the entire supply chain system.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
So, there’s a ton of dry powder that needs to be deployed, there’s a logjam of companies that need to be sold, but there’s still a valuation disconnect.
—Nick Leopard, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Glory be to god for logjams, the antediluvian dark,
for being a supply of goodness outpacing demand
because so many prefer their egos’ endless ranting
to the suggestion of a different narrator or narrative.
—Virginia Konchan, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for logjam
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“Logjam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logjam. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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