like sardines

phrase

: without enough room to move around

A large crowd of reporters was crammed/packed like sardines into a small room.

Examples of like sardines in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By afternoon, boats are packed into its bay like sardines. — Kristina Kasparian, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026

There was no better way to understand why the Tigers made this trek than to walk around the stands, fans packed in the aisles like sardines. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026

Fatty fish The American Heart Association recommends eating two servings of fatty fish like sardines, salmon, oysters, anchovies, and mussels each week. — Beth Krietsch, SELF, 22 Jan. 2026

How To Get Omega-3s Fish like sardines, mackerel, and tuna are good sources of EPA and DHA, while ALA comes from plant foods like walnuts, flaxseed, and canola oil. — Sarah Garone, Health, 21 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for like sardines

• phenothiazines
• achenes
• alkenes
• amines
• benzenes
• canteens
• convenes
• cosines
• cuisines
• eumenes
• hellenes
• latrines