the whole/entire way

noun

: throughout the entire journey
He talked the whole/entire way home.

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Kept trying to suck on my shirt and my beard the whole way to the pet store. Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025 And my mom was like, 'This is terrible,' not feeling the whole way. Grace Harrington, People.com, 6 June 2025 Noonan and Manning had agreed to accompany Earhart nearly the whole way. Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025 He's been like a big brother to me the whole way through my life. Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the whole/entire way

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“The whole/entire way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20whole%2Fentire%20way. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.

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