chockablock

Example Sentences

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Social media has become chockablock with people selling things in often formulaic ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Based on Larson’s research, he writes his nonfiction like a novel, chockablock full of weird and wondrous details of Chicago at the fin de siècle.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

Steeped in yearning and chockablock with shocks, “Talk to Me,” the first feature from the Australian filmmaking brothers Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou, is a horror movie huddled tightly around a story of filial grief.

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2023

This ocean-facing strip is chockablock with cafes, bars, restaurants and shops.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023

Quickly the enemy submarine maneuvered closer until the two craft 135 were almost chockablock.

From Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]