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standing room
noun
: space for standing
especially
: accommodation available for spectators or passengers after all seats are filled
Examples of standing room in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
With standing room only in the hot room, one attendee collapsed.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2024
The facility would seat about 65,000 for football, with standing room up to 70,000, and a capacity of 77,000 for basketball.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2024
As of Saturday, tickets were still available for Sunday’s game for as low as $13 for standing room only and $17 for reserved seating.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
The second floor balcony also has VIP seating for bottle service, and the third floor balcony is for standing room only with a bar, leather sofas, a fireplace and outdoor balcony overlooking the front entrance.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
The Cloud buses offers a quiet, zero emissions ride with WiFi and more seating and standing room than the City’s last buses.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
Those who made it to their seats or standing room areas in time for the openers’ dozen-song set – mostly pulled from Last Splash, which the band did a 30th-anniversary tour for last year – were polite and respectful, but hardly visceral or effusive in response.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
Tickets As of Monday morning, only singles and standing room tickets remain for the opener remain.
—David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
That includes seats, the lawn behind the center field and standing room.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1603, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near standing room
Cite this Entry
“Standing room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standing%20room. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
standing room
noun
: space available for spectators or passengers to stand in after all seats are filled
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