chock-a-block

Example Sentences

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Last week, Wednesday was chock-a-block Tax Day, and Thursday was a Washington meeting with fellow G-20 finance ministers and a flight to Las Vegas for a raucous rally with Mr. Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

"We've got a lovely day planned for everybody - some great food stalls and fantastic entertainment, and I think we're going to be chock-a-block full on both the men's and junior's sides."

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

Measurements such as stiffness arise from what's called the extracellular matrix -- the space between and around an organ's cells that is chock-a-block with proteins, sugars and minerals.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024

"The trees have disappeared. The parks have almost disappeared. There is chock-a-block traffic."

From Reuters • Sep. 15, 2022

Though he’s brought his sneakers with him, hoping to keep up with cross-country training, it is impossible, on these cracked, congested, chock-a-block streets, to run.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri