standing room
noun
: space for standing
especially
: accommodation available for spectators or passengers after all seats are filled
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There were no butts in any seats for the final 90 seconds — standing room only in downtown Alabama for a crowd trying to process what was happening and what would have been hard to fathom just hours before.
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
Julien was among the standing room only crowd at the meeting — 210 people signed up to speak, almost double the number who signed up at a Jan. 16 meeting — at the district’s Education Center.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2025
The meeting had standing room only in a packed meeting room.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 21 June 2024
The setup also changed to standing room only at the front of the stage and limited admission seating.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2025
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
Julien was among the standing room only crowd at the meeting — 210 people signed up to speak, almost double the number who signed up at a Jan. 16 meeting — at the district’s Education Center.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2025
The meeting had standing room only in a packed meeting room.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 21 June 2024
The setup also changed to standing room only at the front of the stage and limited admission seating.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for standing room
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“Standing room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standing%20room. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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