Learn · Sentences Describing an Accident

The accident caused a massive traffic jam, with cars backed up for miles.

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Sentence

Narrator

The accident caused a massive traffic jam, with cars backed up for miles.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

News Reporting

A major accident caused a massive traffic jam, stretching for miles.

Personal Narrative

I was caught in a terrible traffic jam yesterday; an accident had backed up cars for miles.

Describing a Scene

The highway was a standstill; a massive traffic jam, caused by an accident, extended for miles.

Warning Others

Avoid the highway; there's a major accident causing a massive traffic jam.

Rephrased versions

Formal

A significant accident resulted in a substantial traffic congestion, with vehicular traffic extending for several miles.

Casual

There was a huge traffic jam because of an accident; cars were backed up forever.

Simpler English

A wreck made a big traffic jam; cars were stuck for miles.

Phrases to learn

massive traffic jam

A very large and congested blockage of traffic.

backed up for miles

Vehicles lined up for a significant distance due to congestion.