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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder took a break from rocking the full house gathered on Monday at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento to discuss current events.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
Ree Drummond had a nearly full house for Mother’s Day.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
Alamo will have a full house for this event, but there were still a few ducats remaining as of Thursday morning.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
The Philadelphia Eagles sent their cheerleaders, Swoop the mascot, and even defensive end Brandon Graham was on hand to stir a full house in the mood for an upset.
—Dan Gelston, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2024
Stapleton played a full house at Ruoff in July 2022.
—Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Jan. 2024
Appearing in front of a full house before the premiere at Thessaloniki’s historic Olympion theater, an emotional Psykou was greeted with rousing, sustained applause.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
It's been full houses every night, and just so much amazing energy and love and just excitement.
—Nigel Smith, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2024
So, despite his nearly full house, Bautista decided to bring the white puppy home, and told Pratt to connect him with his costar — whose identity the Dune star did not yet know.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
Ree Drummond had a nearly full house for Mother’s Day.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
Alamo will have a full house for this event, but there were still a few ducats remaining as of Thursday morning.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
The Philadelphia Eagles sent their cheerleaders, Swoop the mascot, and even defensive end Brandon Graham was on hand to stir a full house in the mood for an upset.
—Dan Gelston, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2024
Stapleton played a full house at Ruoff in July 2022.
—Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Jan. 2024
Appearing in front of a full house before the premiere at Thessaloniki’s historic Olympion theater, an emotional Psykou was greeted with rousing, sustained applause.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
It's been full houses every night, and just so much amazing energy and love and just excitement.
—Nigel Smith, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2024
So, despite his nearly full house, Bautista decided to bring the white puppy home, and told Pratt to connect him with his costar — whose identity the Dune star did not yet know.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
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“Full house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20house. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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