roomful
noun
room·ful
ˈrüm-ˌfu̇l 
ˈru̇m-
: as much or as many as a room will hold
also
: the persons or objects in a room
Examples of roomful in a Sentence
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In that time, three people were shot, another was grazed by a bullet, and a roomful of diners hit the floor.
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2023
But the gathering in an unfamiliar city with a roomful of newish faces was also anxiety producing.
—Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
After Ahsoka and friends kill a roomful of Night Troopers, Morgan casts a spell reviving them in zombie form.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2023
Gustavo Dudamel, groggy after a late-night flight from Los Angeles but still in good spirits, wandered into a roomful of New York Philharmonic employees, board members and donors on Monday afternoon and beamed.
—Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023
Abbott Elementary creator Quinta Brunson delivered an emotional speech while recalling breaking out at the Just For Laughs festival in 2017 before returning this year to Montreal to pick up the top comedy award in front of a roomful of fellow comics and industry execs.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2023
Kardashian was seen sorting through a large roomful of racks of Ye’s clothes from previous fashion work, deciding which things to give away and which to keep.
—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
In late April in Dmitrov, a small city near Moscow, three soldiers addressed a roomful of students aged 10 to 15, some waving small Russian flags.
—Milana Mazaeva, New York Times, 3 June 2023
In late April in Dmitrov, a small city near Moscow, three soldiers addressed a roomful of students ages 10 to 15, some waving small Russian flags.
—Milana Mazaeva, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2023
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2023
But the gathering in an unfamiliar city with a roomful of newish faces was also anxiety producing.
—Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
After Ahsoka and friends kill a roomful of Night Troopers, Morgan casts a spell reviving them in zombie form.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2023
Gustavo Dudamel, groggy after a late-night flight from Los Angeles but still in good spirits, wandered into a roomful of New York Philharmonic employees, board members and donors on Monday afternoon and beamed.
—Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023
Abbott Elementary creator Quinta Brunson delivered an emotional speech while recalling breaking out at the Just For Laughs festival in 2017 before returning this year to Montreal to pick up the top comedy award in front of a roomful of fellow comics and industry execs.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2023
Kardashian was seen sorting through a large roomful of racks of Ye’s clothes from previous fashion work, deciding which things to give away and which to keep.
—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
In late April in Dmitrov, a small city near Moscow, three soldiers addressed a roomful of students aged 10 to 15, some waving small Russian flags.
—Milana Mazaeva, New York Times, 3 June 2023
In late April in Dmitrov, a small city near Moscow, three soldiers addressed a roomful of students ages 10 to 15, some waving small Russian flags.
—Milana Mazaeva, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1671, in the meaning defined above
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“Roomful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roomful. Accessed 8 Dec. 2023.
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roomful
noun
room·ful
ˈrüm-ˌfu̇l
ˈru̇m-
plural roomfuls
-ˌfu̇lz
or roomsful
ˈrümz-ˌfu̇l,
ˈru̇mz-
1
: as much or as many as a room will hold
2
: the persons or objects in a room
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