full house
noun
plural full houses
1
: a poker hand containing three of a kind and a pair see poker illustration
2
: a theater, concert hall, etc. that is completely filled with spectators
Nevertheless, Into Great Silence played to a full house for two months at one of the city's hippest independent movie theaters.—
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Michael BoudwayExamples of full house in a Sentence
a singer performing before a full house
A hand with three kings and two tens is a full house.
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Films can play to full houses and still struggle to convert that momentum.
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Another full house is expected for the regular-season home opener against the Washington Mystics.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 8 May 2026
Davis runs a tight ship in a full house in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Earlier, 46-year-old Messias was approved by a Senate commission, but the full house disagreed in a secret vote.
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Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
Another full house is expected for the regular-season home opener against the Washington Mystics.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 8 May 2026
Davis runs a tight ship in a full house in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Earlier, 46-year-old Messias was approved by a Senate commission, but the full house disagreed in a secret vote.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Full house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20house. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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