Sentence examples for of a gridlock from inspiring English sources

It is, during rush hour, something of a gridlock and would-be commuters must factor in the frustration of a queue to get out of the station car park at the end of a long working day.

Security measures for the forthcoming 60th United Nations General Assembly session will render parts of New York City a "gridlock square," Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said yesterday.

The floodwaters had created a gridlock of trucks and cars that were stopped at the water's edge.

As the packed water bus moved slowly forward, I spotted a gridlock of gondolas which was nothing compared to most American freeways at rush hour.

The least productive, with a gridlock score of 65, was the 105th, in a divided government headed by Bill Clinton.

This yearning is a result of years of gridlock, bickering, and finger pointing in our politics and public life, which were only exacerbated by the tumult of the Great Recession.

WASHINGTON — The much maligned 111th U.S. Congress will soon come to an end, leaving a legacy of gridlock and rancor despite a prolific legislative record.

Last Tuesday's midterm elections, which put the Republicans in control of the House of Representatives, raised the possibility of government gridlock, an event that "from a market standpoint probably is not a bad thing," Mr. Thorne added.