packed to capacity

Example Sentences

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This was about the time that around a dozen people seated in the courtroom, packed to capacity with the politician’s supporters, began to cry.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2023

The courtroom was packed to capacity with spectators, including his wife and daughter.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2023

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

In El Paso, Democratic Mayor Oscar Leeser warned that shelters across the border in Ciudad Juárez were packed to capacity, with an estimated 20,000 migrants prepared to cross into the U.S.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2022

We had arrived almost twenty minutes late, and the benches were packed to capacity.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros