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 The mineral-rich landlocked country, sandwiched between autocratic giants China and Russia, has been a hotbed of predatory behavior by business elites, while more than a quarter of the country’s 3.5 million population is mired in poverty. Chad De Guzman, Time, 3 June 2025 The Gators fell 11-6 to ECU on Friday and 11-4 on Sunday with a 17-2 win against No. 4 seed Fairfield sandwiched between. Jackson Castellano, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025 This sighting was in Cimarron County, located at the far western tip of Oklahoma’s panhandle, sandwiched between Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025 The entire town of Duck is as quaint as can be, but its waterfront boardwalk that’s sandwiched by a slew of inviting restaurants and boutiques on one side and peaceful boat docks on the other is the epitome of a perfect vacation scene. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 June 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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  • When Zendesk launched Zendesk Sell in 2018 – an acquisition of Base CRM – the company spent years trying to wedge it into a Salesforce competitor before sunsetting it in 2023.
    Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
  • One of the beer cans was allegedly observed wedged between the passenger side rear of the vehicle and the tree at the scene.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
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  • Among the methods being examined: Using radio signals to jam drones or force them to land.
    JOSH FUNK, Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025
  • While resupply can be done with only limited user interactions and limited control system, shooting requires a direct user feed, which is susceptible to jamming.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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  • The pitch would’ve represented ball four and loaded the bases.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2025
  • Players were able to load in early and play a Tie-Fighter vs X-Wing dogfighting game for a couple hours prior to the event going live which was pretty fun.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
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  • The storms are packing pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) and wind gusts of up to 30 mph.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2025
  • The Tony ceremony was front-loaded and action-packed The Tonys didn’t give audiences much of a chance to get bored, packing the show with performances right out of the gate.
    Gordon Cox, Variety, 9 June 2025

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“Sandwich.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandwich. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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