sandwich

as in to stuff
to fit (people or things) into a tight space sandwiched six kids into the backseat somehow

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Recent Examples of sandwich Besos are two small, round sponge cakes sandwiched together with jam and rolled in coconut or sugar. Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025 Designer Jean Paul Gaultier was sandwiched between Kate Moss and Catherine Deneuve, puffing on her vape. Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025 Yurachek voiced support for Pittman following a late-season nonconference win over Florida International that was sandwiched between blowout home losses to Auburn and Missouri. Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2025 Defense struggles with big deficit The Panthers’ defense sat on the sideline for most of the first quarter, as a punt return touchdown by the Patriots was sandwiched between offensive series for the Panthers. Mike Kaye september 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sandwich
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  • This recipe has cabbage leaves stuffed with a delicious mixture of meat, pork, and rice.
    Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The pasta is stuffed with a huitlacoche and parmesan paste in a dish that is meant to showcase the full lifecycle of corn.
    Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
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  • The Nutribullet Ultra crams a 1200-watt motor into its rather slim casing; that’s double the wattage of the Nutribullet Pro blender that’s a step down.
    Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Use your backpack or your sleeping bag crammed into its compression sack beneath your forearms.
    Kate Pitts, Outside, 30 Sep. 2025
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  • These 515 V3s, along with other New Balance sneakers, offer a wide, roomy toe box, ensuring that my toes aren’t squeezed together and out of alignment.
    Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The shoes fold in half, becoming compact enough to fit in your personal item or squeeze into a corner of your carry-on.
    Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • Moreover, as the show delves into the mystery behind the academy’s founding and its benefactors, Evelyn’s manipulation tactics become apparent, wedging even the closest pupils apart and establishing a hierarchy among the Tall Pines Academy staff.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Moldova is wedged between Ukraine, where Russia wages its brutal war, and Romania, a NATO member critical to the assistance to Kyiv.
    Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
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  • In the end, these things just jam up the drawer.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • To Gandara’s point about being feisty, Arroyo once jammed her toe running into the stands in pursuit of a ball.
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • There would be no replay of that 2022 failure, which featured the same inning (sixth), the same jam (bases loaded) and the same long walk (for John Schneider to pull Gausman).
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • During testing, Screambox titles loaded quickly.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
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  • The fresh red bell peppers in this meal are packed with nutrients, especially vitamin C and A for the immune system and eye health.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • While the average cruise length is around seven days, short sailings can pack an entire vacation’s worth of fun into a mid-week getaway or long weekend.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Sandwich.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandwich. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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