How to Use full in a Sentence

full

adjective
  • This will be his first full season with the team.
  • We bought a full set of dishes.
  • He has a full array of stereo equipment.
  • They waited for three full months.
  • The plane was carrying a full load of passengers.
  • The soldiers were wearing full combat gear.
  • Please give me your full attention.
  • The theater was full to capacity.
  • I hope that you'll give us your fullest cooperation.
  • His theories have not yet found full acceptance.
  • The eye, then, still travels the full length of the room’s 12-foot ceilings.
    Allison Duncan, House Beautiful, 14 Dec. 2020
  • The strike fund would support a full strike for up to 11 weeks.
    Joe Murphy, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Now the men full of strong drink have trodden in the fireplaces.
    Longreads, 29 Aug. 2017
  • One day the car rolled backward down their street for a full block.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
  • And yet most of the tables were full during the dinner hour.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Check out the full winners list from the 2024 Critics Choice Awards here.
    Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 15 Jan. 2024
  • For a full list of events and music lineup, go to www.lastfling.org.
    Alicia Fabbre, chicagotribune.com, 29 Aug. 2017
  • The rooftop fourth floor, dubbed The Oasis, will feature two full bars.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The wobbly slabs are full of smoke, now crowned with sweet, crispy edges.
    Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2021
  • To hear the conversation in full, check out the video above.
    Essence, 20 July 2022
  • Cooked just a bit longer — all the way through — a green bean can become its fullest self.
    Eric Kim, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The full-length zipper makes the hoodie easy to layer when the day starts off chilly.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 15 Dec. 2020
  • The band was spread out, taking up three full sections in the left-side end zone.
    Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2020
  • For both of her SNL sets, Musgraves sang while backed by a full band.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Her udders were full for lambs no longer around to feed.
    Matt Sedensky, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2022
  • This means that planes are full, and that seats booked with miles are harder to come by.
    Sam Kemmis, Chicago Tribune, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Even at full strength, the Bears would be in for another tough task.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 24 Oct. 2021
  • The ice box wasn’t full, and the ice melted fairly quickly.
    Scott McKee, Field & Stream, 13 Feb. 2023
  • There also is little doubt that, in the event of full-scale war, many of them will die.
    David Axe, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
  • My half-full needs his half-empty as much as the reverse.
    Motoko Rich Kyle Berger, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2023

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'full.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: