packed out
idiom
British, informal
: filled with as many people as possible
The theatre is always packed out (with fans) when he performs there.
Examples of packed out in a Sentence
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The tech startup and entrepreneurial celebration, which packed out Birmingham’s Lyric Theatre for four years, had been on ice since the pandemic.
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William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 15 May 2023
At 17, Stevens married a boy from her community in a lavish, three-day wedding celebration that packed out the Hilton Hotel in Irvine.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
The Pete, a fun little gym perfect for this program on the rise, needs to be packed out from wall to wall for this one.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 23 Feb. 2023
Some coaches like the electricity that the high school gym presents when it is packed out for a semifinal game.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
Far more delegates packed out the little standing space at the JW Marriott’s Salon Suquet in Cannes.
—Liza Foreman, Variety, 15 Oct. 2022
In contrast, this year's launch schedule looks just a bit more packed out...
—Chris Stobing, PCMAG, 4 Jan. 2022
The final night of the autumn-winter 2022 Arab Fashion Week shows brought a full packed out room.
—Allyson Portee, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
The room was packed out.
—CBS News, 16 Oct. 2021
William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 15 May 2023
At 17, Stevens married a boy from her community in a lavish, three-day wedding celebration that packed out the Hilton Hotel in Irvine.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
The Pete, a fun little gym perfect for this program on the rise, needs to be packed out from wall to wall for this one.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 23 Feb. 2023
Some coaches like the electricity that the high school gym presents when it is packed out for a semifinal game.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
Far more delegates packed out the little standing space at the JW Marriott’s Salon Suquet in Cannes.
—Liza Foreman, Variety, 15 Oct. 2022
In contrast, this year's launch schedule looks just a bit more packed out...
—Chris Stobing, PCMAG, 4 Jan. 2022
The final night of the autumn-winter 2022 Arab Fashion Week shows brought a full packed out room.
—Allyson Portee, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
The room was packed out.
—CBS News, 16 Oct. 2021
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“Packed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/packed%20out. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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