crowded
adjective
crowd·ed
ˈkrau̇-dəd 
: filled with many or too many people or things
a crowded room/theater
a beach crowded with people
a crowded itinerary
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Examples of crowded in a Sentence
we kept circling around the crowded parking lot at the mall
a crowded design that made the bedroom wallpaper a little overwhelming
Recent Examples on the Web
Veteran news executives doubt Netflix would want to take on the pressures of entering a crowded, competitive field that invites scrutiny, requires transparency and often creates controversy.
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Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
The community gets very, very crowded during the main festival day, so if possible, try to arrive early.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2024
In the case of Covid, for example, Black Americans are disproportionately likely to work in low-income essential jobs, to live in crowded conditions and to lack access to high-quality insurance or medical care.
—Rachel Poser January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 4 June 2024
In recent years, state legislatures — some frustrated with crowded foster care systems — have sent more resources and money toward kinship foster care.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
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Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
The community gets very, very crowded during the main festival day, so if possible, try to arrive early.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2024
In the case of Covid, for example, Black Americans are disproportionately likely to work in low-income essential jobs, to live in crowded conditions and to lack access to high-quality insurance or medical care.
—Rachel Poser January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 4 June 2024
In recent years, state legislatures — some frustrated with crowded foster care systems — have sent more resources and money toward kinship foster care.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
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“Crowded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crowded. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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