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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Women who have broken the glass ceiling in the past tell stories of being the lone woman in a roomful of suits, of losing job offers over pregnancies, of being held to different standards.
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Brittany Shammas, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
The accompany video, featuring a roomful of ravers in their best Y2K redux fits, was shot in Montreal.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024
In that time, three people were shot, another was grazed by a bullet, and a roomful of diners hit the floor.
—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
Brittany Shammas, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
The accompany video, featuring a roomful of ravers in their best Y2K redux fits, was shot in Montreal.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024
In that time, three people were shot, another was grazed by a bullet, and a roomful of diners hit the floor.
—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
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“Roomful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roomful. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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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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