up to the rafters
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During “Divinize,” four performers stand in front of Rosalía holding long, diaphanous sheets that billow up to the rafters before reeling them in, swaddling the singer like a baby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Meanwhile, a few feet away, fans were seated all the way up to the rafters.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
The single easiest way to learn a college basketball program’s history is to look up — not statistics in a record book but up to the rafters.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2023
Inside it, he was a masterful trash-talker and egomaniac who spoke in the third person, could raise his right eyebrow up to the rafters, and uncorked a catchphrase per minute.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2019
It held nothing but a narrow bed surrounded by crates of books towering up to the rafters.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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