Definition of Gridlock

a situation in which nothing is progressing or moving forward

Examples of Gridlock in a sentence

Thanks to an accident occurring at a major junction, three sections of the city have been put into gridlock, with no one being able to move an inch. 🔊

The vote between the two politicians is so heated and even that they are in gridlock, with neither one of them gaining the advantage over the other. 🔊

The two armies were in gridlock, with both of them hunkered down on opposite sides of the battlefield and refusing to give an inch to the other. 🔊

There was a gridlock taking place on the football field today, with neither of the playing teams able to score a single point for two whole quarters. 🔊

If two men of equal strength are having an arm wrestling contest, it is very likely that they will be stuck in gridlock for some time. 🔊

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