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How do you use Gridlocked in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Gridlocked in a sentence

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Gridlocked | Gridlock | Gridlocks

Gridlocked meaning

simple past and past participle of gridlock

Using Gridlocked

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of gridlock
  • In the example corpus, gridlocked often appears in combinations such as: gridlocked traffic, gridlocked and, gridlocked at.

Context around Gridlocked

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

become 2× today 1× city 1× became 1× completely 1× remains 1× currently 1× now 1×

Often after:

traffic 4× attempts 1× diplomatic 1× due 1× a12 1× washington 1×

Sentence patterns with Gridlocked

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a city gridlocked with traffic 1× a now gridlocked washington 1× and the gridlocked a12 1× are currently gridlocked and will 1× are today gridlocked at rush 1× calming the gridlocked traffic 1× capital s gridlocked traffic with 1× congress is gridlocked over raising 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as their towns 1× congress is gridlocked 1× gridlocked traffic has 1× he ll need 1× in a city 1× inner west residents 1×

Common sentence endings:

24 gridlocked attempts 1× docks are gridlocked 1× hard to believe 1× in recent years 1× in the subdivision 1× new tunnel project 1×

Words around Gridlocked

Just before it in the word index:

gridlock 160 gridlines 2 gridley 11 gridirons 3 gridiron 72 gridin 3

Just after it in the word index:

gridlocks 6 gridman 2 gridneff 3 gridpoint 2 grids 137 gridyushko 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aarhus 47 abdu 47 abetted 47 abilene 47 abominable 47 abounds 47

Corpus analysis for Gridlocked

  • In this selection, "gridlocked" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, become, today, city, traffic, attempts and diplomatic stand out and add context to how "gridlocked" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a city gridlocked with traffic and a now gridlocked washington. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gridlocked" sits close to words such as aarhus, abdu and abetted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gridlocked

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Roads around the docks are gridlocked. (6 words)

The M1 around Luton was gridlocked as were local roads. (10 words)

As their towns' roads become gridlocked and public spaces overcrowded. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

Meanwhile, 44 percent of voters said it would be a bad thing for Democrats to hold the White House and both of chambers of Congress, while 36 percent said it would be a good thing to give Democrats control of a now-gridlocked Washington. (44 words)

The avenues were supposed to alleviate traffic problem, but most of them are today gridlocked at rush hour and others, like Branimirova Avenue and Dubrovnik Avenue which are gridlocked for the whole day. (33 words)

Traffic Alert- Cambridge Village Neighborhood & Old State Rd. Scott FD is enroute to a medical emergency and they're advising that the roadway is completely gridlocked due to multiple yardsales in the subdivision. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

The avenues were supposed to alleviate traffic problem, but most of them are today gridlocked at rush hour and others, like Branimirova Avenue and Dubrovnik Avenue which are gridlocked for the whole day.

Congress is gridlocked over raising this debt ceiling; the issue has been a fairly frequent feature of US politics in recent years.

Gridlocked traffic has been reported today, June 3, with some drivers warning others to stay away.

He'll need more production from a running back tandem of Allen and that combined to average 3.79 yards per carry on 24 gridlocked attempts.

In a city gridlocked with traffic, even said he found the claim by the royal grifters “hard to believe”.

Inner west residents also warned narrow streets around St Aloysius’ College’s new campus in Rozelle would become gridlocked during school drop-off and pick-up times.

Luxon also got cheers when he promised to fix the capital’s gridlocked traffic with a new tunnel project.

Renewed optimism lifted the campaign on Friday morning, after Albanese, in an interview with the ABC from London overnight, aired frustrations with the government’s gridlocked diplomatic efforts to free Assange.

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The M1 around Luton was gridlocked as were local roads.

The political phase of the global stocktake started at Bonn but discussions became gridlocked around structure and process.

The town’s grandiose squares have been repaved, frontages repainted and a new tram system has gone some way to calming the gridlocked traffic.

Traffic Alert- Cambridge Village Neighborhood & Old State Rd. Scott FD is enroute to a medical emergency and they're advising that the roadway is completely gridlocked due to multiple yardsales in the subdivision.

Views from the flat included the gas works, a patch of wasteland and the gridlocked A12.

Without UGS approval, any possibility of the C-12’s original recommendations to the Honor Code being passed remains gridlocked.

As their towns' roads become gridlocked and public spaces overcrowded.

Insiders have suggested the 44-year-old has been left "weakened" by the result, while the value of the euro dipped as it became clear the nation's parliament was gridlocked.

Local routes are currently gridlocked and will be throughout the day.

Roads around the docks are gridlocked.

Let's burn hundreds of thousands of hours of productivity a day in gridlocked traffic a day, before we even get to the human cost of traffic accidents.

Meanwhile, 44 percent of voters said it would be a bad thing for Democrats to hold the White House and both of chambers of Congress, while 36 percent said it would be a good thing to give Democrats control of a now-gridlocked Washington.

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Common combinations with gridlocked

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gridlocked" in a sentence?
An example: "The avenues were supposed to alleviate traffic problem, but most of them are today gridlocked at rush hour and others, like Branimirova Avenue and Dubrovnik Avenue which are gridlocked for the whole day." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "gridlocked" from authentic English texts.
What does "gridlocked" mean?
Gridlocked means: simple past and past participle of gridlock
How many example sentences with "gridlocked" are there?
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