a whole lot

idiom

: very much
Things are looking a whole lot brighter now.

Examples of a whole lot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There isn’t a whole lot of nuance in some of the characterizations. Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024 In my few interviews with him as a newspaper reporter, Walton preferred to riff on other topics rather than revisit his UCLA career at length or to talk about himself a whole lot. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024 In this case, there’s a whole lot behind your name, including the memory of a woman who was much loved by your family. Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 26 May 2024 Lazy summer weekend mornings just got a whole lot tastier. Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for a whole lot 

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“A whole lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20whole%20lot. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

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