chock-full
adjective
ˈchək-ˈfu̇l 
ˈchäk-
ˈchäk-
-ˌfu̇l
variants
or chockful
: full to the limit
hotels chock-full of tourists
Examples of chock-full in a Sentence
returned from the buffet with a plate chock-full of food
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The entire game is chock-full of these potent scenes that remain memorable, signifying why Chrono Trigger’s world and characters remain so beloved.
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Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
Previous observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile suggested that water existed about 780 million years after the Big Bang, when the young universe was chock-full of lightweight hydrogen and helium along with small amounts of lithium.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2025
The Humankind newsletter is back in your mailbox, chock-full of good news stories from around the globe.
—Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Tuesday’s hearing was the start to a week that will be chock-full of Read hearings, both at the Superior Court in Dedham and at the federal court in Boston.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
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Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
Previous observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile suggested that water existed about 780 million years after the Big Bang, when the young universe was chock-full of lightweight hydrogen and helium along with small amounts of lithium.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2025
The Humankind newsletter is back in your mailbox, chock-full of good news stories from around the globe.
—Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Tuesday’s hearing was the start to a week that will be chock-full of Read hearings, both at the Superior Court in Dedham and at the federal court in Boston.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Chock-full.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chock-full. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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