packed like sardines
Example Sentences
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A prominent member of the association of victims' families, Maria Karystianou, told reporters that relatives had been "packed like sardines".
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
He split the place with Jac Collinsworth, his close high school friend, the two of them packed like sardines into a single room that doubled as the kitchen and dining space.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025
But when they are asleep, with red blood cells packed like sardines in the liver, no clot forms.
From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2022
Receptionist Tahj Chrichlow says it can get so busy patients end up "packed like sardines".
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2022
Yes, we were packed like sardines into too few rooms, but those rooms were in normal apartment buildings.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
