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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Builders typically take two years to go from buying land to welcoming tenants, and as their cranes climbed into the sky, the new arrivals crammed in to the existing apartment stock.
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Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
We were crammed in a small van with about a dozen sweaty people sitting thigh to thigh.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
But instead of just barely clearing the lowest part of the hood, McClung grabbed the ball from above the sunroof and crammed in the reverse dunk before crashing to the court.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
For travel, look for jackets under 1 pound that pack down small and have high-quality down fill that won’t compress if it’s crammed in a suitcase.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2025
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Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
We were crammed in a small van with about a dozen sweaty people sitting thigh to thigh.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
But instead of just barely clearing the lowest part of the hood, McClung grabbed the ball from above the sunroof and crammed in the reverse dunk before crashing to the court.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
For travel, look for jackets under 1 pound that pack down small and have high-quality down fill that won’t compress if it’s crammed in a suitcase.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 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 25 Mar. 2025.
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