How to Use standing room in a Sentence

standing room

noun
  • Note that seats are sold out, but standing room is available.
    — Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Some weeks, there’s barely enough standing room in the vestibule.
    — Stephen Ford, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2021
  • By the time opening acts took the stage, the first floor was standing room only.
    — Kansas City Star, 25 May 2026
  • Last year, the summit was standing room only, so there’s a need there.
    — Gary Graff, Billboard, 29 Apr. 2019
  • The sales pavilion was standing room only, if that.
    — Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
  • There’s a party pit with standing room at the venue, along with reserved seats.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Inside, the crowd was standing room only.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 6 May 2026
  • This also frees up floor space at the center and creates more standing room.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Opening day is already sold out, aside from a few standing room tickets.
    — Drew Dawson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 May 2022
  • The amphitheater was for part of that time standing room only.
    — Mark Swed, latimes.com, 3 June 2019
  • For its part, Femme is often so packed that there’s only standing room.
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Bon Appétit, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The room was packed for the meeting, with only standing room available.
    — Anna Beahm | [email protected], al, 4 Sep. 2019
  • That includes seats, the lawn behind the center field and standing room.
    — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The seats were full but there was still considerable standing room.
    — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Inside, standing room will not be allowed, and guests must wear a mask when not seated.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 29 Sep. 2020
  • With standing room only in the hot room, one attendee collapsed.
    — Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2024
  • There’s seating for around 16 people and standing room for maybe that same amount.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 10 May 2021
  • The dome-style tent offers excellent head and standing room inside the tent.
    — Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The seating was in pods, and standing room areas weren't available for fans to gather.
    — CBS News, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Chairs around the Mullet Toss are free and there will be areas blocked off for standing room.
    — al, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Two sets of bleachers have been full for most practices, and people have been lined up a half-dozen deep in standing room areas.
    — Scott Patsko, cleveland.com, 30 July 2019
  • Depending on standing room only’s, and the mood of the local fire marshal.
    — Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Dozens of members of the public came to the meeting as well creating a standing room only crowd.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
  • Council chambers were standing room only throughout the evening.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The church was standing room only with a video camera doing live feed to the church hall because that was filled with people, too.
    — Rita Omokha, ELLE, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Meanwhile, there’s barely standing room in the French House, inside or out, but there rarely is.
    — Will Hawkes, Washington Post, 17 June 2022
  • There are a few single tickets available for $433 (standing room only) and go up from there.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The general-admission lawn area is standing room, with guests encouraged to bring chairs.
    — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The hearing Tuesday was standing room only, with visitors waiting in line for hours to get a seat in the room.
    — Joseph Weber, Fox News, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Seatgeek had a pair of standing room only tickets for $413 for Game 3.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2021

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