How to Use cram in a Sentence

cram

1 of 2 verb
  • He crammed the suitcase with his clothes.
  • Before the trip I crammed my head with information about Spain.
  • Our rig was crammed with people and gear.
    — Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
  • There’s still more crammed into this episode.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2025
  • The venue includes a small café that is crammed full.
    — Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
  • The space is crammed with two beds and two chests of drawers.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
  • There were so many people crammed into such a tight space.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • But there were too many great records this year to cram into one piece, so…lucky you!
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Revelers crammed against the glossy white bar.
    — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The walls of that living room, crammed with books, were two stories high.
    — Caleb Crain, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Plus, the bags will maintain their shape better than if they are crammed on a shelf.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
  • So cramming those two tones together is a hard thing to do.
    — H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • And now the lead is just everything is crammed into the lead.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2023
  • My calendar was crammed with seven days of work in three.
    — Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The area, crammed with fast-food chains and strip malls, might initially not look like much.
    — Katie Chang, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The middle pair of games at home should be very winnable, even if they’re crammed into two days.
    — Nick Crain, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Some words may be crammed together while others are spaced apart.
    — Suzie Glassman, Parents, 12 Nov. 2023
  • My days are crammed full of background filler and tasks that may or not be productive.
    — Sydney Baker, Good Housekeeping, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Also, if a sled is not built to hold two people, do not try to cram more than one child in there.
    — Heather Balogh Rochfort, Parents, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Hersh sent those texts from inside this bomb shelter crammed with more than two dozen people.
    — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • In Kabul, pickup trucks crammed with men and boys wound their way through the city.
    — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Many ski runs are closed, so skiers and snowboarders must cram onto the ones that are open.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Storefronts once crammed with shoppers, now covered by tarps.
    — Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • Riders crammed armpit to nostril on train platforms.
    — Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
  • It was crammed full of talented actors.
    — Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The stretchy fabric ensures your toes aren’t crammed, which can lead to foot issues down the line.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
  • One person curled up in the bow and two on the flooring of each boat, our feet crammed under the seats.
    — Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The protesters were crammed into an already busy part of the city.
    — John Wilkerson, STAT, 27 June 2023
  • The building is crammed with pipes full of marshmallow and hoses full of sugar.
    — Kevin Dupzyk Christopher Payne, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023
  • But aging heads are crammed full of wisdom that younger people could find useful.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026

cram

2 of 2 noun
  • Her lips were forced back by a cram of crooked fangs.
    — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • Now cram 14,000 people in this space.
    — Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
  • For Carr, the last seven months have been one prolonged cram session.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022
  • During the interim, these young adults, known as ronin, will likely study at a cram school.
    — Annabelle Timsit, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2018
  • And high schoolers need supplies that will last through all those big projects, cram sessions and heavy daily use.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 23 June 2023
  • Order pizza and have some of your classmates over for a cram sesh before the first big test.
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 7 July 2021
  • People cram luggage, tents, beach balls and other stuff into the trunk or cargo area.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
  • His experience last season was akin to a months-long cram session.
    — Luke Johnson, nola.com, 24 June 2019
  • Some of her friends were placing academics over health risks and were still attending cram-school classes.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2020
  • This has created a thriving industry of cram schools to help students get ahead.
    — Quentin Webb, WSJ, 26 July 2021
  • In the dead of winter, his coach would rent a basketball court and cram 20 players onto it.
    — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Suddenly, those who might otherwise ditch their textbooks over winter break start to cram.
    — Storey Wertheimer, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Restaurateurs can no longer cram diners in for tagliatelle and grigliata mista.
    — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2020
  • The process might seem like a no-brainer — pack, transport, cram — but insiders say otherwise.
    — Griffin Jackson, chicagotribune.com, 13 Sep. 2017
  • A lot of procrastination followed by an all-night cram session the day before the test.
    — Star Tribune, 13 Feb. 2021
  • The losers in this game of musical parking cram onto sidewalks and into squares, parks, and playing fields.
    — Curbed, 12 May 2022
  • Here’s a brief look at some of what did — and didn’t — get done during the Legislature’s all-night cram session.
    — Christina Prignano, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022
  • In places like South Korea a cram-school bidding war has distorted the culture.
    — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2012
  • One, how fast can OSU move — or how many plays can this offense cram into 60 minutes?
    — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2017
  • The cram course in haute cuisine food prep enabled Edebiri to approximate the skill set of a gifted sous-chef.
    — Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Tourist attractions, religious venues and cram schools will also be able to welcome back visitors.
    — Bloomberg.com, 22 July 2021
  • Getting off a plane to go play football for three hours after a week-long cram session of film study, workouts and practice seems downright draining.
    — Akeem Glaspie, Indianapolis Star, 11 June 2019
  • Spring drills are over, but cram sessions will continue for Vikings receiver Michael Floyd.
    — Chris Tomasson, Twin Cities, 15 June 2017
  • That meant that groups of up to 12 had to huddle around the captain at the helm or cram into the aft cockpit, leaving about half of the boat’s space unused.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Zkai, a cram school for university entrance exams, has a high acceptance rate to Todai.
    — Motoko Rich, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2019
  • The Flip 4 boasts 12 hours of high-quality audio, which should be enough to last through any party or all-night cram session.
    — Julianne Ross, CNN Underscored, 24 July 2019
  • In the days leading up to his workout with the Knicks last month, Canyon Barry put together a quick cram session.
    — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 23 June 2017
  • Those cram sessions are coming in the next few days for Nance, Clarkson, Osman and Zizic.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Gesicki and Smythe need the nightly cram sessions to digest Miami’s playbook.
    — Omar Kelly, Sun-Sentinel.com, 11 June 2018
  • As a way to cram even more devices into the same area of silicon, chipmakers want to stack the two types on top of each other instead of arranging them side-by-side.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Dec. 2021

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