full house
noun
plural full houses
1
: a poker hand containing three of a kind and a pair see poker illustration
2
: a theater, concert hall, etc. that is completely filled with spectators
Nevertheless, Into Great Silence played to a full house for two months at one of the city's hippest independent movie theaters.—
Michael Boudway
Michael BoudwayExamples of full house in a Sentence
a singer performing before a full house
A hand with three kings and two tens is a full house.
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Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder took a break from rocking the full house gathered on Monday at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento to discuss current events.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
Ree Drummond had a nearly full house for Mother’s Day.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
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Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
Ree Drummond had a nearly full house for Mother’s Day.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for full house
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“Full house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20house. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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