chock-full
adjective
ˈchək-ˈfu̇l 
ˈchäk-
ˈchäk-
-ˌfu̇l
variants
or chockful
: full to the limit
hotels chock-full of tourists
Examples of chock-full in a Sentence
returned from the buffet with a plate chock-full of food
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Rather, our solar system is a celestial shooting gallery, chock-full of flying projectiles—not just meteoroids but larger bodies, such as comets, asteroids, and other cosmic detritus—and Earth is right in the firing line.
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Govert Schilling,
Scientific American,
27 June 2026
The Devil Wears Prada 2 was chock-full of cameos — one of which came in the form of Emily Blunt’s character, Emily Charlton’s, small but mighty skincare device.
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Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
The Dragon disconnected from the space station on June 16, and just one day later, parachuted into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California where it was retrieved, chock-full of cargo and finished science experiments.
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Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
23 June 2026
In some ways, DOGE acted as an expedited revolving door, giving the young engineers brief, chaotic experience across multiple government agencies, before spitting them back into the Valley, which is chock-full of investors itching to get in on government-adjacent technology.
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Margaux MacColl,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
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Govert Schilling,
Scientific American,
27 June 2026
The Devil Wears Prada 2 was chock-full of cameos — one of which came in the form of Emily Blunt’s character, Emily Charlton’s, small but mighty skincare device.
—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
The Dragon disconnected from the space station on June 16, and just one day later, parachuted into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California where it was retrieved, chock-full of cargo and finished science experiments.
—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
23 June 2026
In some ways, DOGE acted as an expedited revolving door, giving the young engineers brief, chaotic experience across multiple government agencies, before spitting them back into the Valley, which is chock-full of investors itching to get in on government-adjacent technology.
—
Margaux MacColl,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
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“Chock-full.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chock-full. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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