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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Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
On this trek, Parker, the Western Australian production whizz, is playing to full houses from behind the wheels of steel — as DJ Tame Impala.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2025
Mora spoke to a full house on the fourth-floor suites at Canvas, with Rams football alumni scattered among the staff, alumni, boosters and reporters.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2025
Vocal support from a full house of 32,500 cheering and chanting fans in Mission Valley, the players said, spurred them in Monday night’s 1-0 playoff victory, while also impressing veterans of Major League Soccer and European leagues.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Full house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20house. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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