How to Use full-on in a Sentence
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Closing Thoughts for 2024 The past year has been full-on, to say the least.
—Francois Botha, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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He’s never seen full-on and gets just a few words to say.
—Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2024
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Some of us showed up in sweats, others in full-on gym ’fits.
—Amy Verner, Vogue, 2 May 2024
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Even rarer, though, are the stones that lead to full-on blackouts.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2023
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Take all of your silverware out and give your trays a full-on clean.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2024
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But feel free to go full-on and apply to the entire eyelid as well.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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Babies will do full-on splits and planks to avoid contact with a spiky lawn.
—Maressa Brown, Parents, 26 Sep. 2023
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And soon that small stack of papers on your desk turns into a full-on avalanche.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
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Bride or not, Lohan's look was full-on glam for the New York City premiere.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2024
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Go full-on glam with a hairstyle worthy of the red carpet.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 31 July 2023
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And many of the spectators following the group were full-on Swifties.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 13 July 2024
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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
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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
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Yes, the currency was on the slide and prices were soaring, but a full-on meltdown didn’t come.
—Bloomberg.com, 7 June 2023
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By the 1980s pink was full-on considered a girl’s color.
—Popular Science, 20 July 2023
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Meagher is in full-on review mode at Dover Street Market.
—André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2023
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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
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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
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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
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Like, full-on jogging shoes with her ever-present tube socks.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2023
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Making Selby a full-on villain would have been so easy to do.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023
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Perched at the top of the hotel, Sky Room has some of the best views in town — like full-on postcard-worthy views of the Pacific.
—Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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But this team isn’t tearing things down to the foundation—this isn’t a full-on rebuild.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Feeling cooped up, but not ready or able to take a full-on vacation?
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2023
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And then Day, in full-on makeup and prosthetics as Butt-Head, slips into the seat.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
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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
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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
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Gary interrupts this heart-to-heart, now in full-on party mode.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
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Extreme cases of damage call for a hair intervention in the form of a trim or, in some cases, a full-on chop.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer and Garcelle go for a kind of ‘50s bathing suit aesthetic while Kathy Hilton was in a full-on muumuu wondering if anyone had put fresh batteries in her portable fan.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
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