Sentence examples for jam took from inspiring English sources

The women who nurse Cee with root medicine, common sense and blackberry jam "took responsibility for their lives, and for whatever, whoever else needed them".

When Pearl Jam took the stage at the Nassau Coliseum tonight, Eddie Vedder hardly looked like a guy spoiling for a fight.

He helped himself to a plate of still-warm biscuits dabbed with butter and strawberry jam, took his cup and plate to a table near the window, and gazed out at the waving elm branches.

Our annual BlackBerry World conference and BlackBerry 10 Jam took place earlier this month and both were tremendously successful.

Apparently Def Jam took note of Tamia's self-made success!

Similarly, the Vibrators had "Sweet Sweet Heart" and the Jam took an early turn toward the romantic with "I Need You (For Someone)." Groups like the Rezillos and the Lurkers crept even closer to the pop-punk camp with their debut albums while still remaining squarely punk.

Whether you agree or not, or watch on TV or from the middle of a traffic jam, take pride in Washington's peaceful parade of parades.

Toast, butter and jam takes all of three minutes and can be made at the same time as a cup of tea.

While the purists squabble over pronunciation and whether you're meant to put the cream on before the jam, take your scones far from the stagnant pedantry, go off-piste, and adapt them to suit your tastes.

DS Pyramids – Frank Ocean Nothing conjures the seedy underbelly of Las Vegas' neon lit strip club culture than Frank Ocean's sprawling 10-minute malaise of trance and slow jam taken from Channel Orange.

Then again, it's not difficult to imagine Coyne, Drozd and Ivins locked in a week-long jam, taking breaks just to make sure their amps don't overheat.