fill to capacity

idiom

: to fill completely
The theater was filled to capacity.

Examples of fill to capacity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web If heavy rains cause the water reclamation facilities and deep tunnels to fill to capacity, the sewerage district must discharge untreated water into Milwaukee’s three rivers and Lake Michigan to prevent wastewater from backing up into homes and businesses. Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2024 If heavy rains causes the water reclamation facilities and deep tunnels to fill to capacity, the sewerage district must discharge untreated water into Milwaukee’s three rivers and Lake Michigan to prevent wastewater from backing up into homes and businesses. David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024 Since Connecticut state parks often fill to capacity on summer weekends and holidays, DEEP updates park closures in real time on its X social media feed @CTStateParks. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2024 These offerings have been known to fill to capacity, Ms. Gatto says. Jasper Davidoff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2024 When emergency rooms and hospitals fill to capacity with COVID-19 patients, Proctor warned, patients with other life-threatening issues — such as heart attacks and car crash injuries — are at risk with limited access to treatment. Dallas News, 4 Jan. 2022 Oxygen is becoming scarce and expensive as critical-care wards fill to capacity. Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2021 Officials closed down beach driving access at high tide in the afternoon, causing all off-beach parking lots to fill to capacity. Adelaide Chen, orlandosentinel.com, 31 May 2021 Murphy also announced that the state’s indoor venues would be permitted to fill to capacity as of June 4. Patricia Traina, Forbes, 24 May 2021

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“Fill to capacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fill%20to%20capacity. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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