filled to the rafters
Example Sentences
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Expect the Westchester gym to be filled to the rafters.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2025
But this was the first time in nearly two years that Allen Fieldhouse was filled to the rafters.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2021
Winsor’s upstairs studio is filled to the rafters with examples of his work, from a painted portrait of John F. Kennedy to a gold owl on a porcelain dish.
From Washington Times • Apr. 24, 2016
It isn't filled to the rafters with electronics or expensive art or other trappings adorning the home of a successful businessman.
From BBC • Jul. 24, 2011
The church was filled to the rafters with people we didn’t see during all the rest of the year.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
