How to Use cram in a Sentence

cram

1 of 2 verb
Definition of cramnext
Synonyms for cramnext
  • He crammed the suitcase with his clothes.
  • Before the trip I crammed my head with information about Spain.
  • And now the lead is just everything is crammed into the lead.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Tents are crammed all the way to the southwestern edge of the strip, pushed up against the Egyptian border.
    — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Feb. 2024
  • In Kabul, pickup trucks crammed with men and boys wound their way through the city.
    — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The hits must be played, but fans can only dream of a sweaty club night crammed with old songs and B-sides.
    — William Earl, Variety, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The city’s open-air book market is crammed with shoppers.
    — John Daniszewski, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2023
  • But there were too many great records this year to cram into one piece, so…lucky you!
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 26 Dec. 2022
  • The middle pair of games at home should be very winnable, even if they’re crammed into two days.
    — Nick Crain, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The protesters were crammed into an already busy part of the city.
    — John Wilkerson, STAT, 27 June 2023
  • Also, if a sled is not built to hold two people, do not try to cram more than one child in there.
    — Heather Balogh Rochfort, Parents, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The building is crammed with pipes full of marshmallow and hoses full of sugar.
    — Kevin Dupzyk Christopher Payne, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023
  • My days are crammed full of background filler and tasks that may or not be productive.
    — Sydney Baker, Good Housekeeping, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Last year, Chestnut took home the prize after cramming down 63 hot dogs in the 10-minute window.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 3 July 2023
  • Not just the inmates crammed inside an old Danish prison, but the people who guard them as well.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The crowd crammed into the pews and stood along the back wall to hear the mayor, Justin Elicker, give his annual State of the City address.
    — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Instead, it is crammed with the kind of scenes and dialog that cut through the noise on social platforms.
    — WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
  • More than a million Palestinians are crammed into the tiny strip of land along the border with Egypt.
    — Susannah George, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The scientists’ minds were crammed with physics problems and moral questions.
    — Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2023
  • The art market is starting to look like a painting that has too much of the action crammed into one corner.
    — Carol Ryan, wsj.com, 7 Apr. 2023
  • For those paying attention, that brings the tally to 26 awards that need to be crammed into tonight’s three-hour show.
    — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The enthusiasm overflows from the too-small stage, crammed with their bodies.
    — Vulture, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The scene here is like a parking lot crammed with water toys that cost a cool collective $4.3 billion.
    — William Booth, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The city’s Black population was crammed into the inner core.
    — Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Some words may be crammed together while others are spaced apart.
    — Suzie Glassman, Parents, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The vocals and guitars blast with the energy of a band trying to cram 40 minutes of earworms into half the time.
    — Pitchfork, 6 Dec. 2023
  • McQ’s really keen to evolve the story in a very organic way and never to cram anything in.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 14 July 2023
  • Protesters crammed into a subway station and stood on the tracks to demand change.
    — Marta Dhanis, Fox News, 11 May 2023
  • Some two thousand migrants were crammed inside the compound.
    — Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Civilians in Gaza crammed possessions into cars, taxis and pickup trucks in a mass rush toward the south.
    — Helen Regan, CNN, 13 Oct. 2023
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cram

2 of 2 noun
  • For Carr, the last seven months have been one prolonged cram session.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022
  • In the dead of winter, his coach would rent a basketball court and cram 20 players onto it.
    — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2021
  • During the interim, these young adults, known as ronin, will likely study at a cram school.
    — Annabelle Timsit, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2018
  • Order pizza and have some of your classmates over for a cram sesh before the first big test.
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 7 July 2021
  • That meant that groups of up to 12 had to huddle around the captain at the helm or cram into the aft cockpit, leaving about half of the boat’s space unused.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Here’s a brief look at some of what did — and didn’t — get done during the Legislature’s all-night cram session.
    — Christina Prignano, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022
  • One, how fast can OSU move — or how many plays can this offense cram into 60 minutes?
    — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2017
  • He was claimed off waivers from the Houston Texans last week had a cram session from Wednesday through the morning of the game to get ready to play against the Panthers.
    — David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Those cram sessions are coming in the next few days for Nance, Clarkson, Osman and Zizic.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, 12 Apr. 2018
  • And high schoolers need supplies that will last through all those big projects, cram sessions and heavy daily use.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 23 June 2023
  • In the days leading up to his workout with the Knicks last month, Canyon Barry put together a quick cram session.
    — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 23 June 2017
  • In places like South Korea a cram-school bidding war has distorted the culture.
    — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2012
  • The Flip 4 boasts 12 hours of high-quality audio, which should be enough to last through any party or all-night cram session.
    — Julianne Ross, CNN Underscored, 24 July 2019
  • People cram luggage, tents, beach balls and other stuff into the trunk or cargo area.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
  • The cram course in haute cuisine food prep enabled Edebiri to approximate the skill set of a gifted sous-chef.
    — Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2022
  • A lot of procrastination followed by an all-night cram session the day before the test.
    — Star Tribune, 13 Feb. 2021
  • Some of her friends were placing academics over health risks and were still attending cram-school classes.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2020
  • The losers in this game of musical parking cram onto sidewalks and into squares, parks, and playing fields.
    — Curbed, 12 May 2022
  • His experience last season was akin to a months-long cram session.
    — Luke Johnson, nola.com, 24 June 2019
  • This has created a thriving industry of cram schools to help students get ahead.
    — Quentin Webb, WSJ, 26 July 2021
  • The two-a-day football practices that coaches once used to toughen up their teams and cram for the start of the season are going the way of tear-away jerseys and the wishbone formation.
    — Steve Megargee, courant.com, 26 July 2017
  • The process might seem like a no-brainer — pack, transport, cram — but insiders say otherwise.
    — Griffin Jackson, chicagotribune.com, 13 Sep. 2017
  • The company has study guides for every unit in all 38 AP subjects, hosts a Discord server for students to study and livestream cram sessions.
    — Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Spring drills are over, but cram sessions will continue for Vikings receiver Michael Floyd.
    — Chris Tomasson, Twin Cities, 15 June 2017
  • That can be the most difficult part, Ms. Karni said: the ability to pivot and to be prepared to speak on any pressing topic after a 15-minute cram session on the car ride over.
    — New York Times, 10 July 2021
  • That let the ACMs cram over two dozen musicians and a handful of trophies into a tight two-hour set that aimed to feel like a mini music festival.
    — Vulture, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Getting off a plane to go play football for three hours after a week-long cram session of film study, workouts and practice seems downright draining.
    — Akeem Glaspie, Indianapolis Star, 11 June 2019
  • Gesicki and Smythe need the nightly cram sessions to digest Miami’s playbook.
    — Omar Kelly, Sun-Sentinel.com, 11 June 2018
  • Restaurateurs can no longer cram diners in for tagliatelle and grigliata mista.
    — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2020
  • The Panthers – Newton and McCaffrey in particular – will have to pull a lot of cram sessions if this evolution of the offense is going to take.
    — Joseph Person, charlotteobserver, 15 June 2017

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