packed to capacity
Example Sentences
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In El Paso, Democratic Mayor Oscar Leeser warned that shelters across the border in Juarez were packed to capacity, with an estimated 20,000 migrants prepared to cross into the U.S.
From Washington Times • Dec. 21, 2022
"We fear there is a tsunami of homelessness about to hit," said Hopman, whose shelter in Campbelltown is already packed to capacity.
From Reuters • Dec. 19, 2022
You’re going to want to make a reservation for this buzzy space, which was packed to capacity even at 6:30 on a Monday evening.
From Seattle Times • May 21, 2022
No movie screened more often at Telluride than “Belfast,” with Branagh and star Jamie Dornan making the rounds, expressing gratitude about the ability to show the movie in theaters packed to capacity.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2021
We had arrived almost twenty minutes late, and the benches were packed to capacity.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
