bumper-to-bumper
adjective
bump·er-to-bump·er
ˈbəm-pər-tə-ˈbəm-pər 
: marked by long closed lines of cars
Examples of bumper-to-bumper in a Sentence
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That photo showed bumper-to-bumper traffic on a rural highway.
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Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2024
No one’s necessarily comfortable while slogging through bumper-to-bumper traffic.
—Ashley Abramson, SELF, 25 Mar. 2024
The route is colored to show the current traffic: blue for smooth sailing, yellow for small delays, and red for bumper-to-bumper traffic.
—PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2024
To put that in perspective, this waste could fill more than 1.5 million 40-metric-ton trucks which, if placed bumper-to-bumper, could form a line long enough to wrap around the equator.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
But the manufacturer has remained steadfast with its bumper-to-bumper warranty of 3 years and 36,000 miles.
—James Raia, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2024
These limitations mean Drive Pilot is for use in heavy stop-and-go traffic, appropriate for the bumper-to-bumper congestion of LA’s I-10 Freeway, but not free-flowing highways.
—Mark Takahashi, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2023
One driver, Ed McFarland, told Fox News Digital that there were miles of bumper-to-bumper traffic.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2023
The family had gone to see a total eclipse in Idaho in 2017 and had spent hours in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
—Jack Herrera, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2024
No one’s necessarily comfortable while slogging through bumper-to-bumper traffic.
—Ashley Abramson, SELF, 25 Mar. 2024
The route is colored to show the current traffic: blue for smooth sailing, yellow for small delays, and red for bumper-to-bumper traffic.
—PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2024
To put that in perspective, this waste could fill more than 1.5 million 40-metric-ton trucks which, if placed bumper-to-bumper, could form a line long enough to wrap around the equator.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
But the manufacturer has remained steadfast with its bumper-to-bumper warranty of 3 years and 36,000 miles.
—James Raia, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2024
These limitations mean Drive Pilot is for use in heavy stop-and-go traffic, appropriate for the bumper-to-bumper congestion of LA’s I-10 Freeway, but not free-flowing highways.
—Mark Takahashi, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2023
One driver, Ed McFarland, told Fox News Digital that there were miles of bumper-to-bumper traffic.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2023
The family had gone to see a total eclipse in Idaho in 2017 and had spent hours in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
—Jack Herrera, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
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“Bumper-to-bumper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumper-to-bumper. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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