standing room
noun
: space for standing
especially
: accommodation available for spectators or passengers after all seats are filled
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Fans bought general admission, standing room only tickets for about $35 plus tax not knowing Swift would be in attendance, let alone perform.
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Bryan West, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Fans bought general admission, standing room only tickets for about $35 plus tax, not knowing Swift would be in attendance, let alone perform.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 26 June 2025
As the bar’s standing room filled on a recent Friday evening, staffers deftly caucused with patrons, who hovered expectantly in their best spring jackets.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
The cost of a standing room only pass on StubHub was $684 — and that was before fees.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
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Bryan West, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Fans bought general admission, standing room only tickets for about $35 plus tax, not knowing Swift would be in attendance, let alone perform.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 26 June 2025
As the bar’s standing room filled on a recent Friday evening, staffers deftly caucused with patrons, who hovered expectantly in their best spring jackets.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
The cost of a standing room only pass on StubHub was $684 — and that was before fees.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for standing room
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“Standing room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standing%20room. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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