cram in
phrasal verb
crammed in; cramming in; crams in
: to make a special effort to meet with (someone) or to do (something) although one is very busy
I can cram you in this afternoon.
We crammed in as much sightseeing as possible on our trip to New York City.
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It’s all crammed in here without apology.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
Once Gacy is caught, the media runs with the details — all those bodies crammed in that crawlspace, some of them buried in trenches Gacy made his employees dig out — and paints his victims as runaways or degenerates who put themselves in danger.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Visitors cram in shoulder to shoulder with other visitors on the viewing platforms, all angling for that iconic shot of a salmon leaping into a waiting bear’s mouth.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
There may be up to a million stars crammed in an area a little over 800 trillion miles wide.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
Once Gacy is caught, the media runs with the details — all those bodies crammed in that crawlspace, some of them buried in trenches Gacy made his employees dig out — and paints his victims as runaways or degenerates who put themselves in danger.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Visitors cram in shoulder to shoulder with other visitors on the viewing platforms, all angling for that iconic shot of a salmon leaping into a waiting bear’s mouth.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
There may be up to a million stars crammed in an area a little over 800 trillion miles wide.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cram in
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“Cram in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cram%20in. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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