1
: 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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Garcia was completely blocked in the Red Sox system with a logjam of outfielders, hence why the team is trying to trade Jarren Duran.
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
The logjam broke after enough Democrats backed a funding deal that included a guarantee from the Senate’s GOP majority to allow a vote in December on a bill of Democrats’ choosing.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
And second, there's been such a logjam of late in the 5-12 area of the rankings that any trend — good or bad — can lend to relatively significant movement.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
That would give the Hurricanes a 6-2 record in conference play and knocks Pitt down into the logjam of conference teams with two losses.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
The logjam broke after enough Democrats backed a funding deal that included a guarantee from the Senate’s GOP majority to allow a vote in December on a bill of Democrats’ choosing.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
And second, there's been such a logjam of late in the 5-12 area of the rankings that any trend — good or bad — can lend to relatively significant movement.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
That would give the Hurricanes a 6-2 record in conference play and knocks Pitt down into the logjam of conference teams with two losses.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
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“Logjam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logjam. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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