packed like sardines
Example Sentences
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"If Ebola comes, we'll be wiped out as we're packed like sardines," Dorcas Mapenzi said at the Kingonze camp on the outskirts of Bunia, the provincial capital.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
He split the place with Jac Collinsworth, his close high school friend, the two of them packed like sardines into a single room that doubled as the kitchen and dining space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025
After a long flight, the passengers are packed like sardines into the “people movers,” which don’t move until they are full.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 3, 2022
Polly Neate, chief executive of housing charity Shelter, believes lockdown will be making things tougher for families "already desperately trying to keep their children happy and safe while packed like sardines" in overcrowded homes.
From BBC ● May 8, 2020
We squeezed into the wights’ jeep, eight kids packed like sardines.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
