How to Use jam in a Sentence

jam

1 of 2 noun

• Try it plain if that’s your jam.
  — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2026
• They can be used in jams and desserts.
  — Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 10 June 2026
• Heat them with berries to make chia jam.
  — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 3 Mar. 2026
• Heat them with berries to make chia jam.
  — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 27 Oct. 2025
• So that’s how ‘jam’ got added on to the name.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
• Domínguez got out of the jam for his ninth save of the year.
  — ABC News, 10 May 2026
• And all shows and jams ceased to exist.
  — Des Moines Register, 29 Mar. 2026
• Serve with more butter and jam.
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
• Broadcom is toe jam, a new moniker.
  — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
• Pitchers on both sides worked out of jams.
  — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
• The proof people still cite is the jam study.
  — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
• Colorado just had too much jam that night.
  — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
• Remove from oven, and spread jam over crust.
  — Sonal Dutt, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
• Feel free to use any flavor of jam you like.
  — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
• In the fridge, the jam may take 24 hours to set.
  — Faye Levy, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
• And the rhythm & blues is the jam factor.
  — Essence, 17 Mar. 2026
• That's just my jam all day, every day.
  — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
• Make a jam out of fresh or frozen prickly pears.
  — Jillian Kubala, Health, 16 Sep. 2025
• Their berries are great for smoothies, jams, and sauces.
  — Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2026
• The fruit is often found in syrups, jams, sauces, and wine.
  — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 19 Jan. 2026
• This stunning dessert is piled high with fresh berries glazed with jam.
  — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2026
• The driver had to back the car up and wait for the jam to clear.
  — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
• Canned jam will keep unopened in a cool pantry for about 1 year.
  — Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2026
• The Rangers’ ace escaped each jam.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 3 June 2026
• If blue isn't your jam, shades of pink or green would look stunning, too.
  — Rebecca Norris, InStyle, 8 June 2026
• The chia seeds will thicken it into a jam.
  — Merve Ceylan, Health, 10 Feb. 2026
• In place of tomato sauce, pesto, or olive oil, use onion jam as your base.
  — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
• If a fall foliage road trip sounds like your jam, this is the spot to do it.
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 30 Aug. 2023
• Simply spread the onion jam like a glaze over the protein.
  — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
• Pruitt gets out of the jam by forcing a groundout.
  — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026

jam

2 of 2 verb

• She jammed on the brakes.
• She jammed her foot down hard on the brakes.
• He jammed the book back into the bookcase.
• A piece of paper jammed the copy machine.
• Thousands of people jammed into the hall.
• People were jamming the exits after the concert.
• Such drones can’t be jammed and have to be shot down one by one.
  — Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 27 June 2026
• The key can sometimes jam in the lock.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
• In the end, these things just jam up the drawer.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
• And, so, the guys in Olivia’s band would jam with him.
  — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
• Teens can use it to jam out solo or share playlists with friends.
  — Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 10 Dec. 2025
• For years, Backer watched his friends jam from afar.
  — Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
• Ready to try your hand at jamming and pickling?
  — Francesca Giuliani Hoffman, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
• For them, jamming serves as a useful edge case.
  — Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026
• Don't try to jam them into one scorecard.
  — Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
• There is little sign yet that the Gaslamp won’t be jammed with events.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2023
• The kids are sure to love the life-size puppets and jamming tunes.
  — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2026
• In practice, the machine has jammed.
  — Caio Delcolli, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025
• Resist the temptation to jam them all in at once.
  — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
• Or the decision to serve your customers jam with mold on it?
  — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
• Manchester left them in the cooler and jammed a lemon slicer in the frame.
  — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
• And then Levon, having played with me, had me down to jam with them.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2023
• Outsiders jam up street parking, leaving their cars there all day.
  — Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
• My wife, son and I have been jamming to the cast album for a long time.
  — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2023
• Deryck Whibley jammed with School of Rock.
  — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2026
• Quite predictably, these raids crashed with so many people jammed into one place.
  — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
• Motorists jammed roads trying to flee or seek shelter.
  — ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
• Restaurants and drug stores catered to crowds jamming doorways.
  — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
• And then the world shut down and Cote had even more time, along with a friend who wanted to jam.
  — Brendan Menapace, SPIN, 4 May 2026
• Prince invited him to jam at a New York club.
  — Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025