like sardines
Example Sentences
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A prominent member of the association of victims' families, Maria Karystianou, told reporters that relatives had been "packed like sardines".
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
With 32 men in a boat designed for 25, Short recalled, “it was like sardines in a tin.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
The bloom currently wreaking havoc off the coast produces a neurotoxin called domoic acid, which accumulates in small fish like sardines and anchovies.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025
Domoic acid builds up in smaller fish like sardines and anchovies, which are eaten by marine predators such as dolphins, seals and sea lions in large quantities, causing them to get sick.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025
We squeezed into the wights’ jeep, eight kids packed like sardines.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
