How to Use roomful in a Sentence

roomful

noun
  • Way back in my college days, my boyfriend gave me a roomful of balloons.
    — Beth Thames | [email protected], al, 5 Feb. 2020
  • In it, a woman steps out of a limo to meet a roomful of nervous suitors.
    — Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2020
  • But back then the thought of a roomful of writers discussing craft appealed to her.
    — Larissa MacFarquhar, The New Yorker, 28 May 2018
  • Each roomful of cages is like Jay Leno’s garage, full of rare Porsches.
    — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2024
  • In a theater, though, the stories arrive out loud and land on a roomful of eyes and ears and hearts.
    — Heidi Stevens, chicagotribune.com, 11 Sep. 2019
  • The chapel opened in 2000, and is, more than anything, a roomful of love.
    — Martha Teichner, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Stanton was informed there was a roomful of reporters who still wanted to talk to him.
    — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2018
  • As if the Seahawks didn’t already have a roomful of question marks.
    — Larry Stone, The Seattle Times, 24 July 2018
  • Obama said walking through the classroom doors to a roomful of stunned and giggling students.
    — Miranda Green, CNN, 9 Sep. 2017
  • The roomful of dear old friends and their dear old stories (and music) reminded him of time and people passed.
    — Randall De S, Redbook, 9 Dec. 2013
  • In that time, three people were shot, another was grazed by a bullet, and a roomful of diners hit the floor.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Williams has more presence and charisma in one eyebrow than a roomful of Dale Carnegie grads.
    — Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2019
  • The only response from the roomful of hedge-funders was nervous laughter.
    — Michelle Celarier, Daily Intelligencer, 27 Oct. 2017
  • His championship bowling earned him a roomful of trophies, medals and ribbons.
    — Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Ali found herself in a roomful of reporters interviewing a golfer who doesn’t exist.
    — Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
  • People who had agreed to sit for interviews were suddenly wary of being in a roomful of crew members.
    — Washington Post, 25 June 2021
  • But when Gibbons invited the roomful of some 40 people to speak, no one said a word.
    — Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Then, the couple shared their story before a large roomful of teachers, parents, and students.
    — Joe Ward, Chicago Reader, 28 Mar. 2018
  • The conference conveners have already put a roomful of prospects into the top of your funnel.
    — John Hall, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022
  • And what could be more rebellious than sending a roomful of serious cinephiles screaming for the exits?
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • Movie love may be stronger and more widespread than ever, but it can’t be captured in a night spent swooning over a handful of films and a roomful of stars.
    — New York Times, 27 Jan. 2021
  • The attack happened in open court, was captured on a deputy’s body camera video and was witnessed by a roomful of attorneys.
    — Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2019
  • At this point, to the visible discomfort of the roomful of older men, Holmes begins to weep.
    — Lidija Haas, The New Republic, 4 Mar. 2022
  • The couple bought a roomful of toys for a raffle, according to a Courant article.
    — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Screaming wildly with a roomful of teammates when a fellow Serb wins gold in taekwondo.
    — Andrew Dampf, Star Tribune, 28 July 2021
  • Kelvin Sampson joked to the roomful of players, parents and supporters.
    — Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2018
  • When rolls came out of the oven, Rich would descend from his third-floor office and thoughtfully chew one while a roomful of people watched.
    — Mike Dang, Longreads, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Stephanie Thomas stared down the video camera, steeled to shed her clothes and share her deepest insecurities with a roomful of strangers.
    — Ruth La Ferla, New York Times, 23 May 2017
  • This is about bringing back that sense of community, sitting in a theater with a roomful of strangers and having that silver beam come on the screen.
    — Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Matt was inspired by the roomful of people extolling empathy and connection and the power of a single good deed.
    — Rachel Monroe, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2019

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