elbow-to-elbow
Example Sentences
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Markets usually attract elbow-to-elbow crowds to row upon row of ornament and food sellers, foot traffic that spills over into revenue for surrounding hotels and restaurants.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2021
His rhymes are dense thickets of references and wordplay, gotta-keep-up puns elbow-to-elbow with nerdy pop-culture detritus, like this passage from Madvillainy’s “Rhinestone Cowboy”:
From Slate • Jan. 5, 2021
We still gathered to worship, enjoyed dinner at restaurants, hugged friends and packed elbow-to-elbow for sporting events.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2020
At big games, there can be as many as 400 Gonzaga students standing elbow-to-elbow in the bleachers.
From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2020
At the nearby train station, people crowded elbow-to-elbow, the air filled with a multitude of voices.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
