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.—
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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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Republicans, meanwhile, are expecting a full house.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 July 2025
Florentino Perez’s predecessor as president, Ramon Calderon, remembers being taken aback almost two decades ago when Madrid played Real Salt Lake, a club named in their honour, in Utah in front of a full house.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 9 July 2025
The Rockies are expecting a full house as the team continues to sell tickets despite its on-field struggles.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 4 July 2025
In Brooklyn, there was a full house at the beautiful opera-house-like Roulette space.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
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Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 July 2025
Florentino Perez’s predecessor as president, Ramon Calderon, remembers being taken aback almost two decades ago when Madrid played Real Salt Lake, a club named in their honour, in Utah in front of a full house.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 9 July 2025
The Rockies are expecting a full house as the team continues to sell tickets despite its on-field struggles.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 4 July 2025
In Brooklyn, there was a full house at the beautiful opera-house-like Roulette space.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
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“Full house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20house. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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