chockablock

Example Sentences

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On the west side, the street along the harbor is chockablock with venues catering to tourists and daytrippers come to enjoy the pier and small beaches.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Social media has become chockablock with people selling things in often formulaic ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

“In a life chockablock with joy and success, my two failed marriages are my greatest regret.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2023

Steeped in yearning and chockablock with shocks, “Talk to Me,” the first feature from the Australian filmmaking brothers Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou, is a horror movie huddled tightly around a story of filial grief.

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2023

Quickly the enemy submarine maneuvered closer until the two craft 135 were almost chockablock.

From Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]