roomful
noun
room·ful
| \ ˈrüm-ˌfu̇l
, ˈru̇m-\
, ˈru̇m-\
Definition of roomful
: as much or as many as a room will hold
also
: the persons or objects in a room
Examples of roomful in a Sentence
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Beyond the table strewn with empty pizza boxes and a roomful of people who were also waiting. — Los Angeles Times, "As his daughter lay in a pool of blood in an El Paso Walmart, a pastor held fast to his faith," 6 Aug. 2019 Grewal also took the time to welcome and deliver a personal message to a roomful of immigrants from 18 countries at a naturalization ceremony in Trenton last month. — Jan Hefler, Philly.com, "N.J.'s Gurbir Grewal, the nation's first Sikh attorney general, says American dream is alive and well," 1 Mar. 2018 Perhaps the most eloquent examples are a roomful of coiled sculptures made from women’s mesh tights stuffed with kapok. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: Sarah Lucas show at the Hammer Museum is naked but definitely not afraid," 17 July 2019 And to persuade a roomful of skeptical financial analysts that traditional, old-fashioned moviegoing hasn’t succumbed to online streaming platforms yet. — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, "Why moviegoing isn’t dead yet, despite rumors to the contrary," 19 June 2019 The videos here aren’t one-on-one, but actually give you a glimpse into a roomful of other students who are practicing at the Mysore Teacher Training Institute. — Hannah Chenoweth, SELF, "The 9 Best YouTube Yoga Channels I Discovered While Practicing Yoga at Home for 6 Years," 5 May 2019 Stephanie Keith / Getty On Tuesday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai will face a roomful of members of Congress demanding answers. — Shirin Ghaffary, Recode, "Everything you need to know about Google’s controversial China plans in advance of today’s congressional hearing," 11 Dec. 2018 On Tuesday, Jefferson told a roomful of public officials and private executives how having that vision helped her focus. — Marissa J. Lang, Washington Post, "HUD Secretary Ben Carson unveils ‘self-sufficiency’ hub at D.C. public housing complex," 26 June 2018 No, the Clown Egg Register was clearly built for the express purposes of reminding us all uncomfortably of that roomful of disembodied heads in Return to Oz and haunting our nightmares forevermore. — Constance Grady, Vox, "In the clowning world, you stop people from stealing your face by painting it onto an egg," 20 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'roomful.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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roomful
noun
English Language Learners Definition of roomful
: the amount of people or things that are in a room
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