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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Bringing in Westbrook would likely require the Kings to part ways with one of their guards to alleviate the logjam in the backcourt, but that doesn’t necessarily mean Monk has to go.
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Tensions are still simmering almost a month after senators left Washington after failing to break the logjam and Republicans will return next week on the precipice of changing the chamber’s rules to more easily push the nominees over the finish.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
Now that top prospect Owen Caissie has arrived in the majors, though, there's more of a logjam than ever before.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Divers planned to search Icicle Creek to reach areas where logjams had previously barred dive teams, while other investigators conducted a grid search in a quarter-mile radius around the campground, officials said.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Tensions are still simmering almost a month after senators left Washington after failing to break the logjam and Republicans will return next week on the precipice of changing the chamber’s rules to more easily push the nominees over the finish.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
Now that top prospect Owen Caissie has arrived in the majors, though, there's more of a logjam than ever before.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Divers planned to search Icicle Creek to reach areas where logjams had previously barred dive teams, while other investigators conducted a grid search in a quarter-mile radius around the campground, officials said.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Logjam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logjam. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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