overcrowded
adjective
over·crowd·ed
ˌō-vər-ˈkrau̇-dəd 
: crowded or filled to excess : having too many people or things
overcrowded streets/cities/classrooms
living in overcrowded conditions
… having an overcrowded space can make it hard for buyers to … visualize their own belongings in the space, said Los Angeles-based designer Francesca Grace.—
Jennifer Tzeses
Jennifer Tzeses… some 5 million workers commute for up to three hours on trains so overcrowded that there seem to be as many passengers hanging on to the outside of the carriages as there are inside.—Ismail Merchant
Ismail MerchantExamples of overcrowded in a Sentence
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When Lindsey Decker, vice president of Albert’s Dog Lounge, first learned about Fergie from Second Chance Shelter’s partner in Wisconsin, she was stunned that the 13-year-old dog had spent nearly her entire life in the overcrowded shelter.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
If a significant percentage of current magnet bus riders are forced to attend their resides school, some schools will become overcrowded, so district leaders said boundary lines will have to be altered.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024
XPeng, a start-up based in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, is another newcomer to an already overcrowded market back home.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 26 Mar. 2024
The Egyptian coast has not been a major launching pad for human traffickers to send overcrowded boats to Europe by way of the Mediterranean Sea, though concerns about the matter are building as Egypt faces the pressures of migrants coming into the country.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2024
Tennessee’s law was repealed six years later, after a string of riots in the state’s overcrowded prisons.
—ProPublica, 28 Mar. 2024
Xiaomi, founded in 2010, is entering an overcrowded market that analysts expect will undergo a shakeout in coming years, with weaker startups falling by the wayside.
—Ken Moritsugu, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
The beer market, particularly for craft beer, is overcrowded with almost 10,000 craft breweries in the U.S. as of 2022, according to the Brewers Association.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2024
Like any trend, the initial boom of hotel restaurants sparked a concern for this restaurant critic: What does Detroit’s dining scene become if overcrowded with major projects powered by hospitality groups with out-of-state headquarters?
—Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
If a significant percentage of current magnet bus riders are forced to attend their resides school, some schools will become overcrowded, so district leaders said boundary lines will have to be altered.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024
XPeng, a start-up based in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, is another newcomer to an already overcrowded market back home.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 26 Mar. 2024
The Egyptian coast has not been a major launching pad for human traffickers to send overcrowded boats to Europe by way of the Mediterranean Sea, though concerns about the matter are building as Egypt faces the pressures of migrants coming into the country.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2024
Tennessee’s law was repealed six years later, after a string of riots in the state’s overcrowded prisons.
—ProPublica, 28 Mar. 2024
Xiaomi, founded in 2010, is entering an overcrowded market that analysts expect will undergo a shakeout in coming years, with weaker startups falling by the wayside.
—Ken Moritsugu, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
The beer market, particularly for craft beer, is overcrowded with almost 10,000 craft breweries in the U.S. as of 2022, according to the Brewers Association.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2024
Like any trend, the initial boom of hotel restaurants sparked a concern for this restaurant critic: What does Detroit’s dining scene become if overcrowded with major projects powered by hospitality groups with out-of-state headquarters?
—Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Overcrowded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overcrowded. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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