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
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
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
The four spinner wheels glide effortlessly, making crowded terminals and tight connections way less stressful.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
Crossings are long, crowded, and frightening —especially with children.
—Jonathan Timm, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
In a dark, crowded theater at the Davis Theater on Sunday afternoon, Uptown resident Eva Gurtovaia stood up, fighting back tears.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for crowded
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“Crowded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crowded. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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