‘she was held up in a jam on the M25’

‘All but one of the four northbound motorway lanes had to be closed down for several hours creating jams and tailbacks.’

‘an ultra catchy jam, driven by the drums but given substance by the interjection of horns’

‘the band dedicated about a quarter of the set to new jams’

‘For two solid pitches of great climbing, you combine laybacking, finger and hand jams, and friction moves to make your way up the corner system.’

‘Once you’re over the initial difficulties, the route follows a nice crack that I used for left foot and hand jams.’

‘strawberry jam’

‘jam doughnuts’

‘I’m in a jam’

‘Whenever a TV character, say, Lucy Ricardo for example, is in a jam and thinks of a clever way out, she’ll try it once.’

‘Just as jazz musicians improvise in a jam session, two or more painters hold a visual dialogue where non-verbal expression provokes a response that in turn provokes a reaction from a partner.’

‘Their latest album, You Forgot It in People, amazingly encompasses all of it, the anthemic indie, the ambient dub, the free rock, the orchestral jams and the pristine pop.’

‘paper jams’

‘There’s a paper jam, and she’s got some scissors that you can actually see there on the counter, and she’s trying to fix the paper jam.’

‘they want it all, both ways and with jam on the top’

‘It seems you’re just not interested in the bread and butter; only the jam.’

‘the photocopier _jammed_ ’

‘the doors were _jammed_ open’

‘listeners _jammed_ a radio station’s switchboard with calls’

‘It took several hours on Wednesday morning for locals to find out what the problem was with the local water works telephone line _jammed_ and no information available.’

‘the streets were _jammed_ with tourist coaches’

‘I put on my flak jacket and helmet and walked up the road, which was _jammed_ with tanks and armored fighting vehicles waiting to cross the bridge.’

‘he had the opportunity to jam with Atlanta blues musicians’

‘To the delight of the crowd the pair _jammed_ out a selection of Bob Marley classics and Fugees hits.’

‘they were jamming broadcasts by the pirate radio ships’

‘The FCC argues that jamming mobile phone signals is theft of airwaves - but, more importantly, the dangers of someone missing an important call outweigh any benefit of silence.’

‘he _jammed_ his hat on’

‘She tied up her hair in a bun and _jammed_ a shapeless felt hat down over it.’

‘four of us were _jammed_ in one compartment’

‘people _jammed_ their belongings into cars’