packed to capacity
Example Sentences
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The courtroom was packed to capacity with spectators, including his wife and daughter.
From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2023
In El Paso, Democratic Mayor Oscar Leeser warned that shelters across the border in Juarez were packed to capacity, with an estimated 20,000 migrants prepared to cross into the U.S.
From Washington Times • Dec. 21, 2022
In El Paso, Democratic Mayor Oscar Leeser warned that shelters across the border in Ciudad Juárez were packed to capacity, with an estimated 20,000 migrants prepared to cross into the U.S.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2022
No movie screened more often at Telluride than “Belfast,” with Branagh and star Jamie Dornan making the rounds, expressing gratitude about the ability to show the movie in theaters packed to capacity.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2021
We had arrived almost twenty minutes late, and the benches were packed to capacity.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
