cram in
verb
crammed in; cramming in; crams in
: to make a special effort to meet with (someone) or to do (something) although one is very busy
I can cram you in this afternoon.
We crammed in as much sightseeing as possible on our trip to New York City.
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Barr interrogated experts from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, crammed in beside top FBI officials around a cheap table.
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Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2026
Those linen pants will look freshly pressed, and no one will suspect they've been crammed in a bag for the last six hours.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
Classes, somehow, were crammed in the between workouts.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Rather than trying to cram in too much, Irontown Modular has sensibly kept things nice and simple inside, and this helps lend the space an open and spacious appearance.
—Adam Williams
march 03, New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2026
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Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2026
Those linen pants will look freshly pressed, and no one will suspect they've been crammed in a bag for the last six hours.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
Classes, somehow, were crammed in the between workouts.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Rather than trying to cram in too much, Irontown Modular has sensibly kept things nice and simple inside, and this helps lend the space an open and spacious appearance.
—Adam Williams
march 03, New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cram in
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“Cram in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cram%20in. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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