Example Sentences

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Some students were preparing for mid-December graduation ceremonies, and many others were cramming for exams, finishing up end-of-semester projects and presentations on which their grades depend.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2023

This “30 for 30” installment travels back to 1990s New York, where hordes of people were cramming into high school gymnasiums for the chance to see a teenage Felipe Lopez, a Dominican basketball phenom, play.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2019

They were cramming in as many images as possible.

From The Verge • Oct. 31, 2018

Before the start of the competition, all the hype had been about the number of high-scoring jumps the 'Next Gen' of skaters were cramming into their programs.

From Reuters • Mar. 30, 2017

No one sat with her, but at the tables next to hers kids were cramming two to a seat.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli