How to Use crowded in a Sentence

crowded

adjective
  • The table at the center of the room was even more crowded.
    Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Who makes it out of crowded races in Districts 3 and 7?
    Emma Platoff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
  • So the park’s northeast corner might feel a bit more crowded.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
  • There were five cars in the crowded driveway, one for each of the young men in the cramped basement running through their band’s new songs.
    Michael Wilson, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Even then the pitch was delivered in an ad hoc way in a crowded canteen.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
  • This painstaking method has changed the game and helped NCA stand out in such a crowded industry.
    Tyler Giroud, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Skip the crowded gym and the busy sidewalk altogether and go raise your heart rate in the woods instead.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 5 Oct. 2023
  • In the crowded field of crypto shock jocks, Mr. Armstrong carved out a niche as the loudest and most aggressive.
    David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The floor of the department was so crowded with patients that staff are having to take care to avoid stepping on them.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2023
  • George Grosz caricatures peer from the walls of crowded bars.
    Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2024
  • From the clip, the train looks pretty crowded, but not at full capacity.
    WIRED, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Less than 24 hours after that, in the early morning of Aug. 4, a man opened fire on a crowded nightlife street in Dayton, Ohio, killing nine.
    Greg Hanlon, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Then came more title game hardware to add to the program’s crowded trophy case.
    Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
  • But there was an inviting gloss: On the periphery of the crowded concourse the airport had placed a long row of rocking chairs.
    Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2023
  • What makes The League stand out among other dating apps in a crowded dating app market?
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2023
  • His exit route is up a crowded stairwell that soon drips with blood from the flurry of headshots and stabbings.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Like best actor, a crowded lead actress field is ahead, and will be difficult to break through.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Nishiki Market is crowded but a must for food gifts, kitchenware, and chef’s knives (Aritsugu is one of the best).
    Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 7 Aug. 2023
  • If true love is being able to hear your beloved’s signature laugh from across a crowded, noisy room, then A$AP Rocky is the love guru.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Fighting for a playoff spot in the crowded NL standings, the Cubs were mostly quiet Tuesday ahead of the trade deadline.
    Jay Cohen, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The bear can also be seen between mid-February and early March, a time that may be less crowded.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Resorts can be so crowded that people wait 45 minutes for a chair lift that, four years ago, might have only had a three-minute line.
    Talia Barrington, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Screams were heard as adults, teens, and children ran in the crowded line, trying their best to avoid the raccoon — as the mammals can transfer rabies to humans.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Can Jenner’s 818 Tequila stand out in the crowded celebrity spirits space?
    Kristin Stoller, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Dinner or drinks is always a pleasant way to spend time with friends, but loud, crowded bars and restaurants aren’t the easiest places to catch up.
    Rachel Wilkerson Miller, SELF, 1 Jan. 2024
  • September through October is when the beaches are less crowded as kids head back to school.
    Mariette Williams, Essence, 6 July 2023
  • The edge rusher position has gotten more crowded in the meantime.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Filmed in Tokyo, the music video showcases the two artists yelling at the top of their lungs to karaoke lyrics, playing arcade machines, and rocking out on a crowded dance floor.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Bob Dylan’s Heaven’s Door whiskey brand has proven to be one of the best in the crowded celebrity field, with a solid core range of rye, bourbon, and American whiskey.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 July 2023
  • At a time when skiing evokes images of long lift lines and crowded slopes, Big Sky trades on a reputation for solitude and space.
    Gloria Liu, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2023

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