sandwich

as in to stuff
to fit (people or things) into a tight space sandwiched six kids into the backseat somehow

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Recent Examples of sandwich Fuller scored twice more in the 14th and 18th minutes sandwiched around a goal from Lexi Khan who made an incredible shot off a difficult angle from the far right side. Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2025 More than just a cool design to sandwich your car, the plate is a direct way for Oregonians to contribute to shark research, public education, and conservation outreach. Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 Signs had been there in performances against Lille and Accrington Stanley in January that Quansah had turned a corner, but they were sandwiched between a tough 30-minute display against Tottenham — he was substituted in that one due to illness — and a difficult night against PSV. Andy Jones, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025 The 400-square-foot building, sandwiched between two brick houses, was a two-chair barbershop in the early 1930s, with the Cassady family crammed into a lean-to on the back. John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sandwich
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  • Tamales, especially popular during the Christmas holidays, are bundles of corn masa stuffed with savory or sweet fillings and wrapped in a corn husk.
    Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Facing up against those classic cookies were the Aussie-Style Chocolate Crème Sandwich Cookies, which are made in the Netherlands and come with chocolate crème stuffed between two crisp, rectangular cookies.
    Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2025
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  • By eight, when the rabbi arrives to lead the prayers, the living room and kitchen are crammed with people.
    David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
  • That black blazer crammed into one of my four rolling racks?
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025
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  • Carving her own musical lane in an industry so determined to squeeze her into a box has been a challenge, but PinkPantheress isn’t one to let outside voices get to her.
    Chris Malone Méndez, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The New York Times: In pressing forward with its assault on Gaza, Israel hopes to squeeze Hamas into releasing the remaining hostages.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
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  • As do the cracks in the field, where the wheels on their chairs occasionally get wedged.
    Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The air fryer, which her husband placed, was awkwardly wedged into a strip of counter between the stove and the refrigerator.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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  • The crowd jammed into the old mill are joined by West African ceremonial dancers and drummers, popping and locking hip-hop movers from the future, a deejay working turntables and a Rick James-style guitarist bedecked in sequins.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
  • On the county level, local sheriffs, public defenders and judges have testified the law is jamming up courts, straining a thin treatment infrastructure and stranding some people in jail.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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  • The Mets had the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth inning and were already leading 9-5 when Tyrone Taylor hit a deep drive to the warning track at Citi Field.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Holt Logistics employs about 500 workers at the Port of Philadelphia, where longshoremen unpack and load products like fruit from around the world — produce destined for supermarkets across the U.S.
    Tom Hanson, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • The formula is packed with hyaluronic acid to deeply hydrate and plump the skin, and it can be applied on its own or mixed into a moisturizer.
    Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Ironwood delivers higher throughput compared to previous Google Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), and Google really plans to pack these chips in.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Sandwich.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandwich. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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