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.—
Michael Boudway
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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Setting your day up with a full house clean in 15 minutes is priming for Dolly Parton-level productivity.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 1 July 2024
On June 27, the Oscar-winning actress, 57, celebrated her full house and introduced her two new kittens – Boots and Coco – to the world on Instagram.
—Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
An Enemy of the People, starring Jeremy Strong,ended its run on June 23 and broke another box office record to reach $1.54 million across a week of full houses, up close to $280,000 from the prior week.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
In a cinematic soul journey for a full house Wednesday night at Little Caesars Arena, Jhené Aiko kicked off her Magic Hour Tour with a show that was in fact a magical 80 minutes of R&B enchantment.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2024
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 1 July 2024
On June 27, the Oscar-winning actress, 57, celebrated her full house and introduced her two new kittens – Boots and Coco – to the world on Instagram.
—Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
An Enemy of the People, starring Jeremy Strong,ended its run on June 23 and broke another box office record to reach $1.54 million across a week of full houses, up close to $280,000 from the prior week.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
In a cinematic soul journey for a full house Wednesday night at Little Caesars Arena, Jhené Aiko kicked off her Magic Hour Tour with a show that was in fact a magical 80 minutes of R&B enchantment.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2024
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“Full house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20house. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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