Get to know Logjam better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like arrest or check.
Logjam meaning
- An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.
- A clog or such jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress.
Using Logjam
- The main meaning on this page is: An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts. | A clog or such jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress.
- Useful related words include: arrest, check, halt, hitch.
- In the example corpus, logjam often appears in combinations such as: the logjam, logjam of, logjam in.
Context around Logjam
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Logjam
- In this selection, "logjam" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, traffic, shipping, profound and presents stand out and add context to how "logjam" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a consent logjam over a and a profound logjam in left. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "logjam" sits close to words such as absentees, accruing and aerosmith, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with logjam
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
China is reopening and the shipping logjam is freeing up. (10 words)
With the US changing its stance, it seems the logjam has been broken. (13 words)
A hypothetical example she described was having a traffic "logjam" because of built up pavements. (15 words)
Dhankhar asked both Kharge and Leader of the House JP Nadda to see him in the chairman’s chamber later in the day so that the logjam in the House could be ended before adjourning the proceedings till December 16. (40 words)
Over a year later, the water is rising and the logjam has cleared, thanks to increased rainfall as well the Panama Canal Authority’s water management and a recently installed third-set of locks. (34 words)
China is negotiating a compromise plan with other major creditors that could help break a logjam in debt-relief talks for struggling developing nations, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday (Apr 11). (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
This has produced a profound logjam in left politics, a logjam that must be broken as a matter of urgency.
After re-signing Darius Slayton, and then adding Parris Campbell and Jamison Crowder, there might be a logjam at the spot.
A hypothetical example she described was having a traffic "logjam" because of built up pavements.
China is negotiating a compromise plan with other major creditors that could help break a logjam in debt-relief talks for struggling developing nations, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday (Apr 11).
China is reopening and the shipping logjam is freeing up.
Considering Dallas already has 11 players rostered, creating further logjam just didn’t make sense.
Eric Garcetti was confirmed as the next US Ambassador to India on Wednesday, ending a logjam that had left an important American mission abroad without a regular envoy for almost two years.
Nnaji, a fellow member to Anthony of the 2020 NBA Draft class, has also struggled to find a role in Denver due to a logjam at forward.
The move added another piece to the logjam the Bulls have at guard and showed just how bleak the Bulls think Lonzo Ball’s future is.
The protesters barricaded the Oba Adesida Road at the popular First Bank Roundabout Alagbaka area, chanting various solidarity songs and causing traffic logjam for hours.
With the US changing its stance, it seems the logjam has been broken.
By mid-afternoon Hale was speaking in glowing terms about Joseph Peavey, crediting his invention for breaking up the logjam and saving the lives of his men.
Dhankhar asked both Kharge and Leader of the House JP Nadda to see him in the chairman’s chamber later in the day so that the logjam in the House could be ended before adjourning the proceedings till December 16.
Logjam Presents is responsible for the rare event, and though I may be a little biased because of the shows they've presented, they always impress me.
Over a year later, the water is rising and the logjam has cleared, thanks to increased rainfall as well the Panama Canal Authority’s water management and a recently installed third-set of locks.
Simon Stiell, the UN’s climate chief, called on the leaders to break the logjam.
The Aberdeen South MP was contacted by Flotation Energy as it sought to set up a ministerial meeting to break a “consent logjam” over a major offshore wind project.
The Giants are currently seventh on the ladder in a logjam of 12 teams separated by just eight premiership points and percentage.
There was a succession logjam after the demise of the late Oba Lekan Balogun in March.
When the shipping logjam was at its worst during the pandemic, the cost could be over $20,000.
Common combinations with logjam
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the logjam 15×
- logjam of 7×
- logjam in 5×
- logjam and 4×
- logjam that 3×
- logjam is 3×
- logjam at 2×
- traffic logjam 2×
- shipping logjam 2×
- logjam has 2×