Sentence examples for crowd than expected from inspiring English sources

The march drew more than 4,000 people, a much larger crowd than expected, and, in the view of the police, grew out of control.

12 00pm: Running low on pastries as this was a much bigger crowd than expected.

But as the hundreds of protesters overwhelmed the streets, it was apparent to some that the sizable police presence was wrestling with a larger crowd than expected.

Ismail will have to earn the other $8 million by attracting larger crowds than expected and with other services, Edwards said.

Such matters were not the focus of Mr. Okolie and Mr. Muhammad as they offered their wares at the fair on Second Avenue, under heavily overcast skies that Mr. Berman said had kept the crowds smaller than expected.

The crowd was smaller than expected and even dwindled toward the end as many of those who had struggled to follow the liturgy from pamphlets distributed ahead of time drifted away.

Even then, crowds far smaller than expected embarrassed the Vatican.

The new subway line was a hit, and crowds were greater than expected; soon the platforms were extended, adding to the pedestrian loads.

Spectators also watched events on a big screen on the beach in the 15,000-capacity "live arena" but crowds seemed lower than expected.

The crowd was far larger than expected, and became jammed against a line of riot officers deployed to seal them off from the Kremlin, leaving a narrow opening to the rally site.

It was sweaty and crowded, the wait longer than expected.