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packed like sardines

adjective as in chock-full

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adjective as in congested

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adjective as in dense

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adjective as in full

adjective as in packed

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adjective as in stuffed

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“And there’s really only two places to shoot from and, in those areas, you can be packed like sardines.”

She said dozens had told her how they were “packed like sardines,” with women and children mostly in the hold.

But when they are asleep, with red blood cells packed like sardines in the liver, no clot forms.

Receptionist Tahj Chrichlow says it can get so busy patients end up "packed like sardines".

From BBC

After a long flight, the passengers are packed like sardines into the “people movers,” which don’t move until they are full.

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