How to Use full-on in a Sentence

full-on

adjective
  • Meanwhile, the combat edges ever closer to a full-on regional war.
    Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The 10 creamy shades come in six finishes, which range from matte and satin to shimmery, duo-chrome, and full-on shine.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2024
  • He’s never seen full-on and gets just a few words to say.
    Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Some of us showed up in sweats, others in full-on gym ’fits.
    Amy Verner, Vogue, 2 May 2024
  • Even rarer, though, are the stones that lead to full-on blackouts.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Babies will do full-on splits and planks to avoid contact with a spiky lawn.
    Maressa Brown, Parents, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Bride or not, Lohan's look was full-on glam for the New York City premiere.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Go full-on glam with a hairstyle worthy of the red carpet.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 31 July 2023
  • And many of the spectators following the group were full-on Swifties.
    Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 13 July 2024
  • Arizona was on the second game of a back-to-back, is in the midst of a full-on rebuild and made two trades prior to the game.
    Peter Warren, Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The idea here was that since the client liked to dine out in the neighborhood's many restaurants, there was no need for a full-on kitchen.
    Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Yes, the currency was on the slide and prices were soaring, but a full-on meltdown didn’t come.
    Bloomberg.com, 7 June 2023
  • By the 1980s pink was full-on considered a girl’s color.
    Popular Science, 20 July 2023
  • Meagher is in full-on review mode at Dover Street Market.
    André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The term is a catch-all that covers everything from a small twinge to a full-on rupture.
    Nicole Wetsman, Popular Science, 24 May 2023
  • As the ball took an awkward bounce toward the pitcher’s mound, Warner was in a full-on sprint.
    Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Hal would very much be the central protagonist of the full-on Dad TV version of the show.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Like, full-on jogging shoes with her ever-present tube socks.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Making Selby a full-on villain would have been so easy to do.
    Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Feeling cooped up, but not ready or able to take a full-on vacation?
    Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2023
  • And then Day, in full-on makeup and prosthetics as Butt-Head, slips into the seat.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
  • And Jared Leto even took the feline fashion a step further, showing up in a full-on cat suit.
    Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2023
  • The braid was just the latest in a parade of press looks that prove promotional styling is a full-on art.
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Leave it to Thom Browne to go full-on romantic at his show, which took place on Valentine’s Day.
    Kevin Leblanc, ELLE, 15 Feb. 2023
  • In past years, the singer has been spotted in full-on ski suits (skin-tight, natch) and a colorful array of puffer coats.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Of course, celebrities aren’t walking around in full-on wedding gowns.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 26 July 2023
  • Such a match demands not a meet-cute but a full-on comedy of errors.
    Mike McCahill, Variety, 5 May 2023
  • Further back, full-on bikinis and swimsuits have even made cameos on the red carpet.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 20 June 2024
  • From the very beginning, the writers weren’t looking for just a full-on bad guy twirling his mustache.
    Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2023
  • There’s no magic number at which the debt load becomes a full-on crisis.
    Dylan Matthews, Vox, 16 Aug. 2024

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