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 That encompassed two wins in Boston, a sweep of the Giants sandwiched between two sweeps of the Orioles and the first two games in Milwaukee. Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 19 May 2025 Rispoli was sandwiched near the rail between Bob Baffert’s Goal Oriented and Clever Again. Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025 The timing of the documentary and the way it is sandwiched around the broadcast isn’t an accident. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025 Kennedy’s statements show a recognizable pattern: a lukewarm statement supporting medical facts sandwiched between unproven treatments and junk science. Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sandwich
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  • No, Johnson wanted to talk about the, um, elephants (?) in the room, eventually making Fallon give her a tissue to stuff down the front of her outfit.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 5 June 2025
  • Seaweed is toasted to order, and the restaurant’s signature hand roll comes stuffed with blue crab, shrimp, salmon belly and cucumber.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
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  • The city’s extensive labyrinth of catacombs was nearby as well, underground ossuaries crammed full of the skeletal remains of millions of Parisians.
    Anelise Chen June 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
  • Open spaces and gardens were crammed with cane, cacti, fig trees and pigeon coos.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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  • Hundreds of people squeezed into the Jewish Community Center in Boulder, Colo., for a vigil that featured prayer, singing and emotional testimony from a victim and witnesses of the firebombing attack in the city’s downtown, after a federal judge blocked the deportation of the suspect’s family.
    Colleen Slevin, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
  • In some towns, utility poles were removed so the caravans could squeeze through.
    Angela Jackson, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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  • The giants don’t need your money A new campaign is encouraging visitors to the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland to stop wedging coins between the stones.
    Jade Walker, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
  • Nearby, a yellow newspaper vending box was wedged between a white Chrysler and a parking meter.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 May 2025
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  • Analysts cite Russia’s growing use of short-range fiber-optic drones that can’t be jammed as one example of the technological race.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
  • For compact cases that have good airflow, this design could be a great way to jam serious graphics power into a small space.
    John Burek, PC Magazine, 28 May 2025
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  • With the bases now loaded and no one out, Cole started to rear back.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 30 May 2025
  • Anthony Volpe couldn't make the throw to third base, and the Dodgers suddenly had the bases loaded and nobody out.
    Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • Farm Share, a main supplier of free food in the county, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently cut in half the number of semi-trucks packed with cans, produce, and dry goods like rice and beans that find their way to local charities and nonprofits.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
  • Lorde is packing her forthcoming studio album, Virgin, with visceral feelings.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025

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“Sandwich.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandwich. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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