filled to the rafters
Example Sentences
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Expect the Westchester gym to be filled to the rafters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2025
This winter, the Châtelet has again been filled to the rafters, this time for a revival of Stephen Mear’s 2016 production of “42nd Street.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
But this was the first time in nearly two years that Allen Fieldhouse was filled to the rafters.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
Winsor’s upstairs studio is filled to the rafters with examples of his work, from a painted portrait of John F. Kennedy to a gold owl on a porcelain dish.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 24, 2016
The church was filled to the rafters with people we didn’t see during all the rest of the year.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
