1
a
: compressed
packed snow
b
: that is crowded or stuffed
—often used in combination
an action-packed story
2
: filled to capacity
played to a packed house
Examples of packed in a Sentence
Add one cup of firmly packed brown sugar.
One half cup loosely packed fresh parsley
Oranges are packed full of vitamin C.
The theater is always packed when he performs there.
bands playing to packed audiences
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Book writer Terrence McNally artfully adapted Doctorow’s densely packed, historical novel which, from the start, seemed destined to be a musical.
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Go get it in Fayetteville, in front of a packed house, and against a program that has beaten the Hogs 12 of the last 13 years.
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In a frantic but delicate rescue, captured on images and video reviewed by CNN, a policeman dug away the packed earth.
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
Book writer Terrence McNally artfully adapted Doctorow’s densely packed, historical novel which, from the start, seemed destined to be a musical.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Go get it in Fayetteville, in front of a packed house, and against a program that has beaten the Hogs 12 of the last 13 years.
—Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2025
In a frantic but delicate rescue, captured on images and video reviewed by CNN, a policeman dug away the packed earth.
—Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for packed
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“Packed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/packed. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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packed
adjective1
: that is crowded or stuffed
—often used in combination
an action-packed story
2
: filled to capacity
performed before a packed stadium
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