How to Use complete and utter in a Sentence

complete and utter

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  • When inside the baths, there is a sense of complete and utter escape.
    Richard Quest, CNN, 8 May 2023
  • Ugh, this season of DRUK is a complete and utter disgrace to the nation.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2021
  • The Democratic party is in complete and utter free fall.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Did none of the over-50 female cast members protest being portrayed as complete and utter dimwits?
    Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2022
  • His complete and utter lack of regard for democratic norms!
    Outside Online, 22 July 2022
  • The complete and utter insanity of our choice to live in a world where shootings of all kind and where, obscenely, school shootings, are routine.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Nov. 2022
  • And true to do-anything-for-the-role form, Kidman delivered a complete and utter couture performance.
    Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 6 July 2022
  • One of the most important science experiments of all time was a complete and utter failure.
    Meg Neal, Popular Mechanics, 10 Feb. 2021
  • Fire 'could have been a complete and utter disaster,' said official.
    Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Stranger Things continued its complete and utter dominance of the Top 10, propelling a run that’s only rivaled by Squid Game.
    Travis Bean, Forbes, 10 July 2022
  • Visitors are invited to enjoy the park via boat tours, hiking, or kayaking, and can even book a public use cabin to stay overnight for complete and utter solitude.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2022
  • As the Angels celebrate the 20th anniversary of the championship season, that one hour stands between a team and a complete and utter history of futility.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2022
  • And each have an unapologetic and unrelenting commitment to causing complete and utter chaos.
    Sophie Cockett, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The collection for me really embodies this idea of not only fluidity, but complete and utter self-expression.
    Madge Maril, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Feb. 2021
  • But the complete and utter meltdown Southwest Airlines is currently having is unprecedented.
    Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 27 Dec. 2022

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