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: a jumble of logs jammed together in a watercourse
logjam
transitive verb
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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Long stays lead to a logjam of people trying to get in; the city’s shelter waitlist recently stretched to 180 people.
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Calmatters, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
The biggest obstacle, Hay says, may be a logjam of items on the legislative calendar.
—Bydan Charles, science.org, 7 Feb. 2025
Nine teams have two wins right now, creating a logjam in the Tank For (Player Not Found) sweepstakes.
—Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Now, president of baseball operations David Stearns could look to deal Baty to resolve an infield logjam later this year.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
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Calmatters, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
The biggest obstacle, Hay says, may be a logjam of items on the legislative calendar.
—Bydan Charles, science.org, 7 Feb. 2025
Nine teams have two wins right now, creating a logjam in the Tank For (Player Not Found) sweepstakes.
—Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Now, president of baseball operations David Stearns could look to deal Baty to resolve an infield logjam later this year.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
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 28 Mar. 2025.
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