crowded
adjective
crowd·ed
ˈkrau̇-dəd 
: filled with many or too many people or things
a crowded room/theater
a beach crowded with people
a crowded itinerary
Examples of crowded in a Sentence
we kept circling around the crowded parking lot at the mall
a crowded design that made the bedroom wallpaper a little overwhelming
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Kershaw will likely be part of a crowded group of southpaws down in the bullpen.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025
During the summer, especially on weekends, some springs are so crowded that staff members have to turn away visitors.
—Christopher F. Meindl, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
In 2020, Auchincloss won a crowded Democratic primary race to replace Kennedy in Massachusetts’s 4th Congressional District and cruised to victory in the general election.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
Tents, houses and even a crowded market have been hit, with the UN Human Rights Office reporting that many of those killed appear to be civilians.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025
During the summer, especially on weekends, some springs are so crowded that staff members have to turn away visitors.
—Christopher F. Meindl, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
In 2020, Auchincloss won a crowded Democratic primary race to replace Kennedy in Massachusetts’s 4th Congressional District and cruised to victory in the general election.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
Tents, houses and even a crowded market have been hit, with the UN Human Rights Office reporting that many of those killed appear to be civilians.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crowded
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“Crowded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crowded. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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